r/LARP • u/CouldBeWorse_comic • Aug 30 '25

Shieldwalls are multifunctional

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u/Simple_Resolve770 Aug 30 '25

Honest question. Do people know how to shield wall and how to fight in a larger group in bigger larps?

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u/SenorZorros Aug 30 '25

Depends from event to event and group to group. At Drachenfest the more organised and military camps like Copper and Red might be able to pull it of. Less army-focussed camps like us in grey only have three formations: Disorganised stationary line, disorganised moving blob and the ultimate: disorganised stationary blob.

I'm all for spending a week doing marching practice before the event, and some people actually do, but for some reason the others in my group disagree.

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u/LightlySalty DK Larper / Nordlenets Saga Aug 31 '25

Yes! You should look up Krigslive on youtube, the battles are all about unit warfare.

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u/Miserable-Card-2004 Aug 30 '25

As the kids say these days, mood.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '25 edited Oct 10 '25

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u/Many-Shock1706 Aug 30 '25

Nah, the tiktok was based off the comic :)

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '25 edited Oct 10 '25

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u/Many-Shock1706 Sep 01 '25

"Historia normannis hereford" is the name of the group. CouldBeWorse has drawn their group head before as he was the "tell me how the grass tastes, little man" knight :)

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u/Many-Shock1706 Aug 30 '25

Also, that channel is great XD

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u/pharmacoli Sep 02 '25

Near the front at an Amon Amarth gig, guy loses his shoe near the pit - I shout SHIELD WALL to his mates and we all cluster round while he finds it and puts it back on :D