Mr. Cornwell,
I’m reading my way through the Saxon Chronicles books (and immensely enjoying them), but something struck me as odd in certain descriptions of shields. Uhtred is described a few times as strapping a shield to his arm, but as far as I am aware, Viking Era shields were held by a handle on the back of the boss, not strapped to the forearm. I don’t mean to nitpick. I am just curious if you perhaps know of any artifacts or accounts of strapped shields being in use by Vikings or the inhabitants of Britain in the era.
Thanks
Ethan