00:00Norman cavalry charges repeatedly fail to break the disciplined Anglo-Saxon shield wall.
00:06How did overlapping lindenwood planks absorb high kinetic impact without shattering?
00:11Common sense says rigid oak boards make the strongest defense,
00:16but warriors deliberately chose soft lindenwood instead.
00:20Such dense timber barriers deflected plunging lances, fracturing horse bone upon direct impact.
00:26Such dense timber barriers deflected plunging lances, fracturing horse bone upon direct impact.
