Name: Viking shield with ravens and triquetras
Brand: Deepeeka
SKU: 1116003900
Price: 70.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Viking shield with ravens and triquetras

Leather belt strip brown 4 x 180-190 cm
£ 32 Incl. VAT

Product description

This beautiful Viking shield is crafted from approximately 13 mm thick plywood, covered with linen, and extensively decorated with so-called triquetras (also called triquetras – trefoil or Trinity nodes) and ravens. The bird couple is a depiction of Odin's two messengers Hugin and Munin (or Huginn and Muninn), which are a recurring motif in Celtic and Viking art. In Norse mythology, ravens fly over Asgard and Midgard and return in the evening to the father of the gods (also called Hrafnass, the "Raven God") to tell him everything they have seen and heard. An umbo is mounted in the centre of the shield, securely attached with four rivets. The back of the shield is painted black and has a sturdy wooden handle. Whilst this wooden shield is perhaps a little too light and thin for full contact sword fighting, it remains an excellent accessory for reenactment, LARP, stage or television and film productions. Moreover, it also makes a fine collection or exhibition piece, and a decorative object for all lovers of history and the Celts.