Three Lions Shield Magnet

Product Description: This Three Lions Shield is made from resin and is a hand painted model. It is presented with a magnet on the reverse. The three lions were used as the Royal Arms of England from 1198 to 1340. The three lions shield magnet is supplied with an information card describing about heraldic designs.

Information: During the Medieval period Knights in armour would decorate their shields with heraldic designs. These would be used to identify each knight either on the battlefield or during a tournament. Some of the most popular heraldic designs featured animals and mythical beasts, the fleur-de-lis, crowns and flowers.

Lions and dragons may have been amongst the earliest beasts to appear in heraldry. Lions traditionally symbolised bravery, valour, strength and royalty and dragons were symbolic of power, wisdom and astuteness.

Crown designs were often associated with Royalty and the fleur-de-lis was used as the world emblem of France.