Movies with people using Sword & Board in combat

Enc

So I am about to start playing in a D&D campaign and one of the things Roll20 allows us to do is add animated gifs into our macros. I'm playing a sword and shield/sword and javelin sort of fellow this game and went looking for animated gifs that involved people fighting with shield + weapon and found that I really couldn't find all that many! Outside of 300, anyone know of media (any kind, animated or live action) that has major characters fighting with a shield and weapon in a fantasy/medieval setting?

Cambiata

You could make some gifs out of this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBH4hyiF1Lo

Plenty of sword and board, though they're on horseback. The battle is also quite chaotic.

Enc

Oh man, Branagh's Henry V! That brings me back.

Orogogus

Can you load up Skyrim or Witcher or something and capture that, then convert it to a GIF?

Enc

I could, and it may come to that. But I am also looking to expand my media base at the same time here.

Deadfall

13th Warrior. The scene where the two guys duel.

tinwhiskers

300 and the sequel probably have some stuff you could use.

Warning Hella Gore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2up4-CJ-ok

Skull2185

There was a bunch of sword n boardin' going on in the LotR movies, right? Maybe Warcraft?

davidsdurions

How about the history channel's show Vikings?

https://youtu.be/IuuehdOPTPQ

Tofystedeth

Didn't Troy have some S&B action?

LaOs

GoT has some sword & board scenes. Bronn fighting for Tyrion around the moon door (it's the other guy with the shield, I think). Also the flashback scene in the latest season (I think). Those are just some examples.

Enc

Keep in mind I'm playing the guy with the shield. Screen caps of me getting killed horrifically aren't useful in many situations.

Well, from my history of rolls it probably will be, sadly. Most protagonists seem to not use shields and instead kill the shield guys.

LaOs

Just use the frames of the fights before the shield guy dies. It's not always instadeath.

WiseManTobes

https://youtu.be/_ygRholyh5g

both combatants using shield + spear then shield + sword, lots of Gif potential

bsjezz

jason and the argonauts comes to mind, especially the skeleton fight

Cambiata

I asked my buddy, who happens to be a stage combat instructor, if he could give me some examples.

Quoting him: "There are three phrases, the first is sword and spear vs the same. The second is sword and shield vs the same. The final phrase is sword vs sword."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1slkFc7YBkc

"Gladiator, with Russel Crow fights will have it. Swrod and shield vs sword & axe"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTmlYKiLBHI

SmokeStacks

There's some sword and board in the big battle scenes from the first flashback in Highlander.

There's also Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer, along with Red Sonja - although there aren't many scenes where the primary characters are using shields there are a ton of battle scenes where you could grab a couple of seconds of some background characters fighting with shields to turn into a short gif.

Dirtmuncher

Shield/sword and javelin is basically Roman legionnaire gear. Maybe caps from the lost legion or Ben hur.
But rank and file fighter might not be what you are looking for because they only work well in phalanx.
https://www.google.nl/search?q=roman+movies&client=ms-android-google&prmd=ivsn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKo7e2gsjPAhWEJ8AKHQANClIQ_AUIBygB&biw=412&bih=604&dpr=2.63#tbm=isch&q=phalanx+formation

Inquisitor77

HBO's Rome has some good scenes:

https://youtu.be/xBCqAU4HB5o

https://youtu.be/yrQpjToEgxk

Incenjucar

You should be able to find tons of contemporary combats from Ren Faire folk and such.

JohnnyCache

the documentary "Reclaiming the Blade" has some good stuff