Tournament Shield (Targe) ca. 1500 German Shields of this shape were inspired by Hungarian light-cavalry shields and were adopted in Germany and Austria for the Hussarisch Turnier (tournament in Hungarian-style costume). The German motto around the owl reads in translation, "Although I am the hated bird, I rather enjoy that." Below this are the quartered arms of the Tänzl and Rindscheit families, which were united by marriage in Tournament Shield (Targe). German. ca. 1500. Wood, burlap, leather, gesso, polychromy. Shields

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