The Knights Hospitaller, formally the Order of St John, began as a charitable organisation caring for sick and injured pilgrims in Jerusalem before evolving into one of the most formidable military religious orders of the Crusading era, distinguished by their own cross emblem and continuing in various forms for centuries after the fall of the Crusader states. This reproduction recreates the classic heater-shaped shield associated with the order, hand-painted and sealed with a protective polyurethane layer.
Hospitaller Medieval Knight Shield, Heater Shape
This heater-style battle shield recreates the classic knightly shield associated with the Knights Hospitaller, one of the most prominent medieval military religious orders. Hand-painted and finished with a protective polyurethane layer to preserve the artwork. The Hospitallers, founded to care for pilgrims and the sick in Jerusalem, evolved into a formidable military order active across the Crusades and beyond.
- Material: Wood, hand-painted
- Finish: Protective polyurethane coating
- Shape: Heater
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