An Armorial of King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table by Helmut Nickel, ed. John Matthews 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. 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-armour scholar Helmut Nickel (1924–2019).  This is 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! Highly illustrated.