Viking shield with carved Wolf head relief composition - Bjorn the Berserker

This shield features a wolf head carved in hardwood, attached to the center of the plywood base, with ornamental relief carved along the rim.
Furthermore the composition also features oaken leaves and acorns, axes, and other ornaments.
Ulfhednar warriors of the Old Norse are commonly related to wolves due to the animals' huge strength and ferocity, which the famous warriors showed in battles.
The shield base is made out of 15mm thick birch plywood, and finished with wood staining and varnishing with linen seed oil and acrylic transparent coating. The bear head composition was carved separately on a 50 mm thick hardwood piece, and attached to the base.