About

The Shield-Maiden, is a small business run by founder and creator Anna Stephenson, based in the vibrant city of Glasgow in Scotland, where there is an abundance of Viking and Celtic history.

Anna started the company after spending many years creating and building costumes and cosplays for her daughter to attend fund raising events and comic cons. After designing and building “Vikings” inspired costumes for her daughter and friend, Anna realised how much she enjoyed making the shields and decided to turn her passion into a business, designing and making, unique, one off shields for use in LARP, Cosplay or just as an awesome decoration for your very own shield wall.

Each shield is made using redwood planks, glued and clamped together. They are then cut to size and painted meticulously by hand. The wooden handle, is hand shaped and wrapped in pu leather. All decorations on the shields are made using steel, which is then hand painted to give a more authentic finish, a stunning hand hammered boss finishes the shield off.

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