It’s basically a mix of the hoplite phalanx and the Macedonian phalanx, so it’s fairly realistic as these things go. My issue with it had more to do with the arrangement of the battlefield – had Jon’s forces not been in the center of the field, I wouldn’t have a problem with the encirclement.
how realistic was the shieldwall formation in 6×09 of the show? the multiple ranks of, what looked like, large pavises backed by ranks of pikes? the closest historical precedent i can find are the scottish schiltrons, but those seem to have only used large targes where shields were included
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