SCHILTRON

[m***@hotmail.com]

We heard the word " schiltrons", on a show about the battle of Bannockburn. Robert The Bruce had his army form schiltrons, consisting of large bodies of men (200+) in close formation, but carrying 12 feet long lances, to repel the English army.

[charles]

Post by m***@hotmail.com
We heard the word " schiltrons", on a show about the battle of
Bannockburn. Robert The Bruce had his army form schiltrons, consisting of
large bodies of men (200+) in close formation, but carrying 12 feet long
lances, to repel the English army.

to repel cavalry.

[Gootch Gootch]

Can anybody help me?
I'm not english-speaking, and I have found in a book the word
"SCHILTRON". I don't find the meaning of this word in any dictionary.
It refers to a some middle-age army item.
The book is "The Lion in the North" of John Prebble.
The sentence says: " The King placed his four schiltrons along the
road through the New Park".
I will be thankful if somebody can explain me, what is the meaning of
schiltron.
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The Schiltron is a multi-level spear or pike barrier, but unlike the phalanx, it is arrayed as a square. Difficult to break up with cavalry, but archers could loft arrows into the formation, striking the backs of the rear spearmen. My name is supposed to be derived from it.

[soup]

Post by Gootch Gootch

Can anybody help me?
I'm not english-speaking, and I have found in a book the word
"SCHILTRON". I don't find the meaning of this word in any dictionary.
It refers to a some middle-age army item.
The book is "The Lion in the North" of John Prebble.
The sentence says: " The King placed his four schiltrons along the
road through the New Park".
I will be thankful if somebody can explain me, what is the meaning of
schiltron.
Advanced Thanks

The Schiltron is a multi-level spear or pike barrier, but unlike the phalanx, it is arrayed as a square. Difficult to break up with cavalry, but archers could loft arrows into the formation, striking the backs of the rear spearmen. My name is supposed to be derived from it.

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away from them. :O)

Wallace is said to have '(Re[1])invented' the Schiltron, It was regarded
as a 'maneuver' or rather way of setting men that required no great
skill yet was very effective.

[1] Similar units/items/tactics were used in ancient times (by Greeks,
Macedonians, Persians etc). But this was unlikely to be known to Wallace.