Viking Shield

[chibobber]

Turned out great!

 

[Usagi Pilgrim]

Great job with the shield, but as a fellow beardsmith, congrats on the epic whiskers you're rocking there, brother!

 

[ToonMan]

Great job with the shield, but as a fellow beardsmith, congrats on the epic whiskers you're rocking there, brother!

Well thank you on both counts there sir!!!

 

[ToonMan]

One more

 

[kristen jones]

Well actually the one I'm trying to replicate is Legertha's. My daughter wants to do a cosplay of Ragnar's wife. So I was going to try to build her the shield. I was trying to figure out why watching Vikings what that rim was made of it looked like it was kind of a wrought iron but I couldn't be sure. I hear better than I see. Lol

I made this one completely with foam (apart from the boss and bolsters, which are metal), and the rivets round the edge are painted googlie eyes.

https://imgur.com/a/xSRXWzX

 

[ToonMan]

I made this one completely with foam (apart from the boss and bolsters, which are metal), and the rivets round the edge are painted googlie eyes.

https://imgur.com/a/xSRXWzX

That looks awesome! I know the problem with the ones I'm building is they can actually withstand and attack. These last two that I have built are much lighter than the first one.

 

[kristen jones]

That looks awesome! I know the problem with the ones I'm building is they can actually withstand and attack. These last two that I have built are much lighter than the first one.View attachment 1791688

Yeah...I made my first one from wood, steel and leather and it can take hits easily but weighs a ton.

Ive made several of these foam ones for carrying in formation at our viking market events.

The core is 1/4" panel board (like peg board, but no holes) and i covered the backside with 2mm foam, and the front "planks" are cut from anti fatigue floor mats, distressed with a wood rasp and struck several times with my axe and sword for realism.

 

[ToonMan]

Yeah...I made my first one from wood, steel and leather and it can take hits easily but weighs a ton.

Ive made several of these foam ones for carrying in formation at our viking market events.

The core is 1/4" panel board (like peg board, but no holes) and i covered the backside with 2mm foam, and the front "planks" are cut from anti fatigue floor mats, distressed with a wood rasp and struck several times with my axe and sword for realism.

Very nice I really like that idea. The first one I built was the Scottish one. And that thing weighs a ton. The other ones are much more manageable but could still be heavy carrying it around an event after a while

 

[kristen jones]

Very nice I really like that idea. The first one I built was the Scottish one. And that thing weighs a ton. The other ones are much more manageable but could still be heavy carrying it around an event after a while

You might give it a try! Its much easier on the arms if youre not doing full combat.

I have used these for combat training, albeit with foam weapons.

 

[ToonMan]

You might give it a try! Its much easier on the arms if youre not doing full combat.

I have used these for combat training, albeit with foam weapons.

 

[kristen jones]

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Bjorn! Nice!

Watch out...Rollo is about to take your head off

You might like this. Its a screen used shield belonging to Olaf Haraldson from Vikings: Valhalla.

Below it is my wood and leather shield that I spoke if previously.

 

[ToonMan]

Bjorn! Nice!

Watch out...Rollo is about to take your head off

You might like this. Its a screen used shield belonging to Olaf Haraldson from Vikings: Valhalla.

Below it is my wood and leather shield that I spoke if previously.

That looks SWEET