User blog comment:Jimeee/Skyrim 1.9 beta update adds Legendary difficulty and raises level cap (Updated Apr 8th)/@comment-99.23.162.183-20130328143528/@comment-99.23.162.183-20130328155159

because a knight without a shield looks dumb. plus it makes more sense than swingin a 25 pound battle axe with 1 hand,  if they added some actual enemies on horseback a sheild would make more sense.

ps jousting would be fun