{"title":"Hoard — Rare \u0026 Limited Pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are the pieces that exist in small numbers or not at all anywhere else. Limited runs, one-of-a-kind carvings, and objects made to a standard that takes time. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"viking-shield-22-hand-carved-round-shield-anglo-saxon","title":"Viking Shield — 22\" Hand-Carved Round Shield, Anglo-Saxon Style","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are my favourite things to make. They're what gets me the most attention at festivals and markets, and they're what built my social media following to over 20,000 people. When someone sees one of these in person, they stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery shield is made entirely for you. I'll work closely with you on the design — every element hand-drawn, then hand-carved. No computer-printed designs, no machine carving, no lasers. 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Templar shields, Celtic shields, larger Viking styles — just message me for a quote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShields in History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShields have been used for tens of thousands of years — made from bark, wood, hide, and metal. The Viking round shield was used from 300AD to 1100AD, before cavalry warfare began to change their shape. 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To own one was to announce yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an exact replica of that carving — every panel, every motif, reproduced on ethically sourced ox horn. Not ivory. But the carving is faithful, and the horn is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the last one. Twenty were made. Nineteen have sold. No further horns will be produced.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’ve searched and cannot find another replica of this horn — or any authentic 10th century blowing horn — available anywhere online. As far as I can tell, this is the only one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Paul at Bushman Survival and crafted to his specification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Oliphant\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliphants — from the Old French for elephant — were great ivory hunting horns produced in southern Italy and Sicily between the 10th and 12th centuries, often by Arab craftsmen working under Norman patronage. 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