Shield
12 books featuring this symbol
The shield denotes defense, identity display, and the ethics of protection. It mediates between vulnerability and honor.
The Iliad
Homer • Greek
Nibelungenlied
Anonymous • Germanic
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Anonymous • Germanic
Parzival
Wolfram von Eschenbach • Germanic
Heracles
Euripides • Greek
Y Gododdin
Aneirin • Celtic
Gesta Danorum
Saxo Grammaticus • Germanic
Ajax
Sophocles • Greek
Hildebrandslied
Anonymous • Germanic
The Shield of Heracles
Hesiod • Greek
The Tale of Mac Dathó's Pig
Anonymous • Celtic
Posthomerica
Quintus of Smyrna • Greek