Viking Shield

Description

• The Viking shield is with Harald wherever he travels.
• The shield is usually mounted on the railing of the Viking ship Ragna, so the crew is protected against hostile attacks.
• When Harald’s crew goes ashore, they take the shield with them so they can always defend themselves.
• The shield is constructed of beech planks held together by an iron edge and a round iron dome.
• The shield’s motif is Harald himself in combat with Ragna’s mythical figurehead, the Midgard serpent, which is rumored to reside in the world’s oceans.