This Richard the Lionheart shield is a true collectors item and would look fantastic hanging in your den or office! The stainless steel shield features golden fittings, steel rivets and the background is hand painted with an aged white and maroon pattern. Comes complete with hanging chains and a bracket for mounting swords behind the shield.
While Richard Plantagenet is revered as one of the great warrior kings of England, he is perhaps best known as "the absent king." This is due to the fact that during his reign from 1189-1199, he spent a total of six months in England. This aside Richard I was well known for his bravery which earned him the nickname "The Lionheart". A name that has reached epic and mythological proportions, best seen in literary works such as Robin Hood and Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe.
