About shieldwright.eu
Handcrafted medieval and HEMA shields, individually made to your specification.
The Person Behind Every Shield
I design, build, and finish every shield by hand — from shaping and laminating the plywood or glued plank boards to sewing the leather rim and painting the heraldry. Every piece is a direct reflection of my craft.
The Founding
From History
to the Workshop
shieldwright.eu grew from a lifelong fascination with medieval history, historical arms and craftsmanship.
Time spent around historical fencing, reenactment and medieval equipment shaped a simple belief: a shield should be more than an image on a wall. Its form, curvature, construction, weight and finish all matter.
Today, shieldwright.eu is an independent one-person workshop dedicated to creating distinctive shields for anyone looking for something genuinely individual.
Historical commissions begin with research. Surviving objects, period artwork and historical sources guide the construction — and where the evidence ends, interpretation is treated honestly as interpretation.
“I want every shield to feel like an object — not simply a design painted onto a piece of wood.”— Founder & Shield Maker
Today the workshop produces a wide range of handcrafted shields — from medieval-inspired kite and heater designs to fantasy, RPG, and gaming pieces. Every shield is made to be owned, used, and loved.
Whether you’re a history enthusiast, a reenactor, a LARP or HEMA fighter, a fantasy fan, or simply looking for a truly unique gift — if it can be drawn and built, it can be made.
Forged in the Field
Before the first shield left the workshop, there was re-enactment and historical fencing — training, fighting, and learning firsthand what a shield needs to do.
Ready to Find Your Shield?
Browse the collection of in-stock shields, or speak to me about a bespoke commission made entirely to your specification.