What is the name of the conical piece of material at the centre of a shield?

umbo

target

pointer

antaba

Umbos are usually made of thick metal, but could also be made of wood. It was originally designed to deflect blows from the centre of round shields, though they also provided a place to mount the shield's grip.

Ninjai

Dimitris Kamaras wikipedia → Shield boss

Middle Agesweapons

Middle Ages quiz Weapons quiz

You will play as

Answers by country

the Netherlands

71%

21%

Germany

61%

29%

Australia

55%

11%

33%

the United States

53%

30%

Poland

49%

13%

31%

4618

the United Kingdom

46%

36%

Greece

46%

15%

30%

Canada

45%

18%

27%

India

40%

20%

33%

Republic of Ireland

26%

34%

17%

21%

Which country has Saint George as its patron saint?

Russia

England

Portugal

Russia, England, Portugal and several others

What is the name of the first Viking who became the King of England?

Sweyn Forkbeard

Ragnar Lothbrok

Cnut the Great

William the Conqueror

In which city did Charlemagne, King of the Franks, reside?

Paris

Troyes (modern France)

Liege (modern Belgium)

Aachen (modern Germany)

Who, in 2015, was the first driver killed in F1 in 20 years?