Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20161112202743/@comment-26397825-20170204124450

The problem with lances and shields is that lances are unwieldly when paired with a shield on the other arm. When they were used in combat, the knights actually had shields that were welded onto their armour because otherwise trying to keep the lance upright and steady was impossible. And footlances couldn't be used with the welded shields because the footman had to be able to move, whereas a knight had a horse to do the moving for him.