A wooden plank-style Viking shield featuring dragon and serpent artwork, one of the most significant decorative traditions of the Viking Age, most famously carved onto the prows of longships.
Dragon and serpent motifs were among the most significant decorative traditions of the Viking Age, appearing most famously as carved dragon-head prows on longships — a practice the sagas describe as intended to intimidate enemies and ward off the land-spirits of foreign shores, so much so that Norse law reportedly required raiders to remove the dragon heads before approaching their own home coasts, so as not to frighten their own protective spirits. The same imagery appears across Viking Age art in general, from ship carvings to jewellery to intricate knotwork panels, reflecting dragons and serpents as symbols of both danger and protective power.
Deepeeka's reproduction is finished in a wooden plank style for an authentic Viking silhouette, part of our Norse heritage range.
Use for:
- Viking living history and shield-wall display
- Museum-style display on a wall mount or stand
- Norse mythology-themed home decor and collections
- Historical events and Viking markets
- Costume dressing and themed photography
- Collectors of Norse symbolism and mythology
