Fenrir Viking Shield with Handcarved Wolf Head, 24"

Viking shield with carved massive Wolf head and Norse Drake ornamen New Handmade This stunning handmade shield displays a wolf head carved in the wood, attached to the center of the plywood base, with ornamental Norse drake patterns carved along the rim and decorative steel bolts. The Nordic warriors wearing the skins of wolves were called Ulfheðnar for "wolf coat" another term associated with berserkers. They were known to be particularly fearless and barbaric. After, the wolf Fenrir was a symbol of world chaos in Norse mythology The shield's base is constructed from birch plywood that is 15 mm thick and has been stained and varnished using linen seed oil and a transparent acrylic coating. A 50 mm thick piece of wild cherry or beech wood was used to carve the Wolf head composition, which was then affixed to the base. Size - 24 inches in diameter (65 cm) Weight - approximately 8.8 pounds (4 kg) Material - plywood Because these are handmade products made with natural wood planks the si