Product Detail
Product Name:Viking Dragons shield
SKU: AH4374
Features
- wood construction
- ringed with a metal brace
- burnished black boss adorned with Y-shaped etched plates
- black and white quartered field with emblazoned stylized dragons
Description
This incredible shield traces back to the end of 8th to mid 11th century, known as the Viking Age. It features wood construction with a ringed metal brace, a burnished black boss adorned with Y-shaped etched plates, and black and white quartered field with emblazoned stylized dragons. The smaller shield sizes came from the pagan period for the Saxons, The late-9th-century skaldic poem, Ragnarsdrapa, describes some shields painted with mythological scenes.
Historical Period
8th to mid 11th century, known as the Viking Age
Inspiration
Typical Viking shield in Gokstad style; Vikings often reinforced their shields with leather or, occasionally, iron around the rim. Round shields seem to have varied in size from around 45 – 120 cm (18" - 48") in diameter but the smaller and more manageable 75 – 90 cm (30" - 36") is by far the most common. The smaller shield sizes came from the pagan period for the Saxons. The late-9th-century skaldic poem, Ragnarsdrapa, describes some shields painted with mythological scenes.
