For centuries, the Knights of the Round Table have stood as the most iconic figures of medieval imagination-champions of courage, loyalty, and the codes of chivalry. Yet one extraordinary part of their legacy has remained scattered across rare manuscripts and forgotten archives: their coats-of-arms, the very symbols by which they were known in tournament and battle.

Now, for the first time, this magnificent tradition is brought together in a single, authoritative volume.

An Armorial of King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table presents more than 170 heraldic shields, meticulously drawn from the great medieval armorials-including the famed 15th-century Armagnac Armorial-along with vivid character descriptions compiled from the original manuscripts. Edited and completed by renowned Arthurian scholars John Matthews, Stuart W. Pyhrr, and Caitlín Matthews, with stunning new paintings by Alison Hill, Herald Painter at the College of Arms, this book realizes the life's work of celebrated arms-and-armor scholar Helmut Nickel (1924-2019).

Inside you will discover:

The arms of King Arthur, Guinevere, and the royal families of Britain
The shields of all major Round Table knights, including Lancelot, Gawaine, Tristram, Percival, Bors, and more
The emblems of allied kings-from Pharamon of Gaul to Leodegrance of Cameliard
The heraldry of rival clans, Saracen knights, and hostile kings
Detailed insights into the medieval art of blazon, symbolism, and heraldic design
Character portraits drawn from rare manuscript descriptions, bringing each knight to life in all his prowess and personality

A treasure for historians, heralds, storytellers, reenactors, gamers, artists, and all lovers of the Arthurian world, this volume opens a new window into the imagination of the Middle Ages-when every knight rode beneath a banner, and every banner told a story.

Step into Camelot. The shields await you.

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