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A pavise (or pavis, pabys, or pavesen) was an oblong shield used during the mid-14th to early 16th centuries. Often large enough to cover the entire body, it was used by archers , crossbowmen , and other infantry soldiers on the battlefield.
The main armament of the Genoese crossbowmen was the crossbow, made in Genoa by the Balistrai Corporation. As well, the mercenaries were equipped with a dagger, a light metal helmet, a gorget, a hauberk and a large shield, called a pavese , which was used while reloading the crossbow. The usual team consisted of a crossbowman and two assistants ...
Pavis may refer to: Pavise, a mediaeval shield; Pavis: Threshold to Danger, a tabletop role-playing game; Patrice Pavis (born 1947), British academic; Yvonne Pavis (1890–?), English actress and writer
In 1983, Chaosium published Pavis, Threshold to Danger, a boxed set that details the city of New Pavis, which is located in the former suburbs of the ancient ruined city of Pavis. [ 5 ] Pavis, Threshold to Danger was written by Steve Perrin , Greg Stafford , Oliver Dickinson , Charlie Krank , Sandy Petersen , Ken Rolston , Anders Swenson ...
Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for WarnerMedia Brooke Shields is sharing the secret to her decades-long marriage with husband Chris Henchy. “Always have forgiveness ...
Brooke Shields, 56, posed topless for Jordache’s latest denim campaign, 40 years after her iconic Calvin Klein ad. She says: “This is my 56-year-old body.”
Main cast members (L–R) Gregg, Wen, Dalton, Bennet, De Caestecker, and Henstridge at PaleyFest 2014Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division), a fictional peacekeeping and spy agency in a ...
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a Marvel Comics fictional advanced counterterrorism and intelligence agency charged with investigating and neutralizing paranormal and superhuman threats for global security.