Behold the lost heraldry of Camelot—restored, illuminated, and revealed at last! 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.
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).
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