>>42018059This guy is a corruption of the original legend. The point is that it's some kind of old tale that has gotten multiple versions with time and muddied itself up.
Like, with time the tale said the sword and shield were actual physical weapons, then with time they started saying it was one hero with a sword and a shield instead of two, kind of like with time the tale of Saint Nick got changed and corrupted until it became the mass market figure of Santa Claus in modern days.