Shield

A black shield bearing a white hand and sword, carried into Arthur's court as the beginning of a mysterious quest.

Guenevere’s Shield is a prophetic relic from the Vulgate Lancelot that foretold the destined love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guenevere. The shield showed a knight and lady divided by a cleft that would close only when their love was fulfilled.

Gawain's shield, often bearing a pentangle or the Virgin Mary, symbolizes his courage, virtue, and chivalric ideals.

Trapped in a tower without his armor, Gawain seizes a chessboard for a shield and turns oversized ivory chessmen into weapons.

On New Year's Eve, a mysterious green knight challenges King Arthur's court to a beheading game.

The stark white shield of the giant Mauduit. Unlike the blank shields of young knights, this symbolizes brute force without honor — a monstrous parody of chivalry.

Evelake's shield, the Escu, bore a blood-red cross marked by Josephe, remining bright as a divine sign until the arrival of Galahad, combining martial power with prophetic and spiritual significance.

Arthur’s Insignia, said to bear the image of St. Mary or the cross of Christ, symbolized divine protection in battle, though early sources likely intended the emblem to appear on his shield rather than on his shoulders.