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984 Marto Martespa
 EL CID CAMPEADOR SHIELD
List Price: $404.00
Our Price: $298.90
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Overall Height: 28"
Width: 20"
Weight: 7 lbs. 4 oz.


Primarily intended for use as wall display pieces, many of our shields have been adapted for parade and theatrical use. They are equipped with chain hangers and handle brackets for attaching one or two swords to the back of the shield.

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SHIELD OF EL CID CAMPEADORNobleWares Image of El Cid Campeador Shield 984 by Marto Martespa 984 by Marto Martespa
These beautifully decorated shields are fabricated in Toledo steel and feature a variety of steel ornaments and baked-enamel finishes. The El Cid Campeador triangular shield, known as a kite shield, is double reinforced steel with triple reinforced corners. This ornamental shield is beautifully detailed with riveted golden steel fittings that frame a deep black and white enameled finish aged with silver craquelure veins. In the center is riveted a Gold plated embossed metal relief depicting on horseback Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, best known as El Cid. El Cid was a spanish Champion of the Reconquista whose military daring and prowess allowed him to become a hero of mythical proportion. Equipped with a thick steel chain on the reverse side of the shield, the shield is easily mounted and also features an adjustable sword handle/mount giving the ability to mount most sized swords behind it. This gallant shield measures 28 inches in height, 20 inches wide and weighs approx 7 lbs.

  

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• Overall Height: 28"
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• Width: 20"

• Material: 18 guage Toledo Steel
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• Weight: approx 7 ibs
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• Steel Chain & sword clamp on reverse side

A great conversation piece, collectors item and even LARP (Live Action Role Play) accessory. A decorative shield not intended to withstand actual blunt force combat. Specs may vary slightly from piece to piece.
EL CID THE CHAMPION
The reproduction Steel Shield of El Cid Campeador by Marto of Toledo Spain honors the Castilian knight Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known as "El Cid Campeador" in the 11th century. He was the prototype of the knight and a loyal vassal who took part with his king, Alphonse VI, in the conquest of Toledo. Subsequently, El Cid conquered the city, and kingdom of Valencia (which he ruled there until his death in 1099) from the Arabians (Moors). El Cid was a great war hero, a superior and extremely successful soldier of fortune, who apparently never lost a battle. To this day, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is known as a hero of Christian Spain, due to his excellent achievements in the the Reconquest of Spain from the Moors. His title, El Cid Campeador, derives from: "El Cid" , a Moorish title of respect, from Arabic al sayyid "Lord"; "Campeador" is Spanish for "Champion".
 
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