Shields for reenactment, display, and combat

We make shields for just about every occasion and use case. You can count of them, whether you’re swinging steel, foam, or simply decorating your home like it’s 1066.

Chris with a munitions 28” round shield, pre-weathered for a LARP.

Designed for your needs

Gormancraft shields are purpose-built for many unique arts and use cases. Each combat sport and reenactor has differing requirements for the form and function of a shield, and we cater to all.

We offer shield designs for HEMA, SCA, SCA Rapier, C&T, Living History, LARP, and Steel Fighting.

An Asgard line shield. Made from half inch maple ply and canvas faced. Finished with a quadrant design and stitched rawhide edge.

Balance Historical with practical

Our shields strike a balance between accuracy, durability, and price. Using canvas, rawhide, and solid rivets, our main lines of shields can be made to pass at living history events, and still hold up to brutal rattan or rebated steel fighting.

Every piece is made to order, and we can help you find the best combination of materials and components to suit your needs, including period materials and methods.

Custom heraldic heater shield featuring a leopard and crossed swords.

Show heraldic flair

In addition to offering shields of most styles, we’re also more than capable of finishing your piece with personalization and heraldry. With decades of sign making and graphic design experience, finishing pieces with heraldic designs is no problem.

Custom Shield Blanks

Made to order, we offer a variety of blanks for DIY shield construction. We can do flat, curved, round, oval, square, etc.