The Polish city of Szczecin, located on the Odra river in north-west Poland, has a complex history which is reflected in its excavated material culture. The most remarkable artefacts among the numerous finds of arms and armour from the city are two late twelfth century kite shields found in the area of the early medieval stronghold. Based on our current state of knowledge, these are the only surviving examples of such shields in the world. Of the two shields recovered from Szczecin, the painted example has been published several times in Polish journals and yet it remains largely unknown to the wider European audience. The unpainted shield, however, was only recently identified and its importance fully appreciated. As such this study aims to update the information on the painted shield based on the latest research, and integrate it and the unpainted shield into the wider European archaeological context.

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两件来自波兰什切青的 12 世纪风筝盾牌

位于波兰西北部奥德拉河上的波兰城市什切青有着复杂的历史，这反映在其挖掘的物质文化上。在这座城市发现的众多武器和盔甲中，最引人注目的文物是在中世纪早期要塞地区发现的两件 12 世纪晚期风筝盾牌。根据我们目前的知识状态，这些是世界上唯一幸存的此类盾牌的例子。在从什切青回收的两件盾牌中，彩绘的例子已在波兰期刊上多次发表，但它仍然为更广泛的欧洲观众所知。然而，未上漆的盾牌直到最近才被发现，其重要性得到了充分的认可。因此，本研究旨在根据最新研究更新有关彩绘盾牌的信息，