Re: does any one no what a sheild wall(battle maneuver) is called in

--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Schuyler Himberg" <schuylerhimberg@...> wrote:

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> does any one no what a sheild wall(battle maneuver) is called in old
> norse. i think it is skjallborn but im not quite sure.
> himberg

It's <skjaldborg>. This is a compound word made out of two elements: <skjöldr> "shield" and <borg> "fortification" (related to the verb <bjarga> "to help, save").

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