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the frontline would hold their shields in front and rest over their heads, but this was only when they were attacked from above. When they were fighting in the open field they usually had a three or four line formation, with the rear lines stepping in to fill the gaps in the front lines if necessary. They also had a vee shaped formation and if they were surrounded, they had a square formation. These are the basics and could be modified or adapted to the terrain or to where the fighting was the heaviest.

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