Re: Shield of Aodh O Conor
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:40 pmStephen Curtin wrote:kevin714 wrote:That is more in line to what I was thinking. What do you think of the historical claims and accuracy of these targes? http://www.electricscotland.com/webclan ... targes.htm
AFAIK these targes are not based on any surviving pieces, and were just made as a sort of tribute to prehistoric figures e.g. Conn of the hundred battles. I still think that a heater would be a better fit for Aodh O Connor's shield, but its possible that shields like the ones in the above link were used in the 15th century as a transitional style from heater to targe, this is just speculation on my part though. For what its worth I really like MacIntyre's targes and have thought about getting him to make me one someday, whether they are historically accurate or not.
Do you have a contact for MacIntyre? I would like to have him make me a targe also but don't know how to contact him. I tried through that website once and never received an answer. Have you ever asked him if he had any historical sources for his work?