Viking Shield

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Viking Shield

Epic Armoury’s Viking Shield is a round latex shield inspired by early pre-10th century Vikings and Saxons. With both a wooden and smooth textured face and an iron paint finish, this shield is sure to impress your fellow warriors on the battlefield paired with a Viking Axe. Its slight convex shape and iron boss on the front provides an edge in combat. The simple wooden texture on the shield is both simple and offers a great canvas to create your own custom insignia and emblems.

Featuring a reliable and comfortable suede-wrapped punch-grip, feel confident that this hard EVA foam and latex shield will withstand the continued abuse of a LARP with regular latex maintenance. Defend against your enemies and make this Viking Shield a part of your epic fighting style.

• Available in Dark Wood and Unpainted colors
• Available in 50, 69 and 80 cm sizes

History

• Iron rims were sometimes used as a way to reinforce the shield
• The Shield Boss, the round, convex piece of material at the center of the shield was used to deflect blows
• Round wooden style was predominantly used in the early European Middle Ages using light, non-splintering wood such as linden, fir, alder or poplar