My finished shield! This is my counterpart to a similar design I did back in September (if anyone remembers a wooden shield with a tree and a bishop chess piece). Obviously mine is a much more feminine design. The red jewel on the top is a ruby, my birthstone. The knight piece half symbolizes my love for horses, and half symbolizes one of my personality quirks. (If you know how a knight moves in an L shape on a chess board, well, I get easily distracted and randomly change direction, so there you go!). The shape is based off of the shield of the elves from Lord of the Rings. Blue is my favorite color, and finally the quote around the edges is my favorite quote from the Lord of the Rings books. It would be cool to get this as a tattoo on my back one day! I don't know if it will ever happen, though. "For I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend." -Faramir, The Lord of the Rings; The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien













