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A craton is an ancient part of the Earth's continental crust which has been more or less stable since Precambrian times. Cratons whose ancient rocks are widely exposed at the surface, often with relatively subdued relief, are known as shields.
Pages in category "Shields" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Shield; A. Adarga; B. Ballistic ...
Aegis, Zeus' shield, often loaned to his daughter Athena, also used by Perseus. (Greek mythology) Shield of Ajax, a huge shield made of seven cow-hides with a layer of bronze. (Greek mythology) Ancile, the shield of the Roman god Mars. One divine shield fell from heaven during the reign of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome. He ordered ...
The term shield, used to describe this type of geographic region, appears in the 1901 English translation of Eduard Suess's Face of Earth by H. B. C. Sollas, and comes from the shape "not unlike a flat shield" [2] of the Canadian Shield which has an outline that "suggests the shape of the shields carried by soldiers in the days of hand-to-hand ...
A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. [2] Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry like spears or long ranged projectiles such as arrows. They function as means of active blocks, as well as to provide passive protection by ...
Pages in category "Medieval shields" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Buckler; E. Enarmes; G.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division), a peacekeeping and spy agency in a world of superheroes.
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.