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What does the chevron on a Spartan shield represent?

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What does the chevron on a Spartan shield represent?

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The Λ (or chevron) on Spartan shields is the first letter in the Greek word “Λακεδαίμων” (translated in English as “Lacadaemonia”), which is the region in the southern tip of Greece where Sparta is (or was) located.

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