The cavalry used shield in coat of arms shape, with point, the typical shape heraldry shield.
To Middle Age the cavalries began to distinguish themselves from each other with symbols in the battle, telling the history of their exploits.
The shield cam take different forms, according to the origin of their representation.
With respect to coats of arms shields belonging to different lineages, since approximately to S. XII, the heraldic is the art who studies this composition and meaning.
Many of the most famous shields are big and round usually made of woo with metal skeleton, unlike the coat of arms, generally of metal and small in comparison.
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