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
750-700 BCE
Greek
Nibelungenlied
Anonymous
1200-1210 CE
Germanic
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Anonymous
1300-1400 CE
Germanic, English
Parzival
Wolfram von Eschenbach
1200-1210 CE
Germanic
Heracles
Euripides
416 BCE
Greek
Y Gododdin
Aneirin
600-1200 CE
Celtic, Welsh
Gesta Danorum
Saxo Grammaticus
1185-1222 CE
Germanic, Norse
Ajax
Sophocles
450 BCE
Greek
Hildebrandslied
Anonymous
830-840 CE
Germanic
The Shield of Heracles
Hesiod
600-500 BCE
Greek
The Tale of Mac Dathó's Pig
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish
Posthomerica
Quintus of Smyrna
300-400 CE
Greek