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This drawing of an auseklis (sky symbol associated with stars and light) in medieval-style colors of vermilion, azure, and gold, is based on a witch mark (protection sign or apotropaic mark) engraved in the stable block at Belton in Lincolnshire, although it’s more typically a Latvian symbol.

This original medieval-style design featuring a hound chasing a boar is based on a medieval floor tile pattern.

Clad in the byrnie and spangenhelm of a warrior of Anglo-Saxon times, Beowulf battles Grendel's mother in the cave beneath the mere in this fantasy artwork by Richard H. Fay. This piece originally appeared in NewMyths.com, Issue 19, June 2012.

This original dragon design by Richard H. Fay was based on images of dragons from medieval illuminated manuscripts and other medieval-period art.

Late medieval poleaxes are crossed behind a heater-shaped shield bearing a heraldic lion in this original design by Richard H. Fay.

A fifteenth-century knight clad in plate armor lowers his lance and spurs his destrier (warhorse) into a charge in this original illustration by Richard H. Fay.

This design featuring a distinctly Irish ring pommel sword is based on swords carried by Irish kerns in a 16th century woodcut now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Here the sword is combined with bands of Celtic-style knotwork.

This drawing by Richard H.Fay, which originally appeared as a black and white illustration in Flashing Swords, Issue 11, features three decorated sword hilts of the Viking Age.

Based on several knightly memorial brasses of the first half of the fifteenth century, this image displays the nomenclature of the various pieces of plate armour worn by English knights circa 1430.

Clad in spiked armour, Sir John Lambton confronts the monstrous Lambton Worm in the waters of the River Wear in this original artwork inspired by English legend.

In this original illustration by Richard H. Fay, two long-hafted Viking-era Danish Axes are displayed crossed between two plaitwork bands based on a design from a Viking Age stone sculpture on the Isle of Man.

Clad in mail hauberk, mail chausses, and flat-topped iron helm, a medieval knight of the early thirteenth century hold his emblazoned shield and pennoned lance in this original artwork by Richard H. Fay.

Clad in knee-length hauberk and nasal helmet, carrying a steel-tipped lance and a kite-shaped shield, a dismounted Norman knight of circa 1066 appears ready to conquer England in this original illustration by Richard H. Fay.

This original illustration by Richard H. Fay depicts a late medieval poleaxe, richly decorated in chiselled gilt bronze, said to be a weapon once owned by the Yorkist warrior King Edward IV.

This original illustration by Richard H. Fay depicts a Viking-era sword with a trilobate pommel based on one in the British Museum displayed between two plaitwork bands based on a design from a Viking Age stone sculpture on the Isle of Man.

A Norman-period sword with a Brazil nut pommel, a long-bladed "Great Sword" or "Sword of War" of the 13th or 14th century, and an acutely pointed thrusting sword of the Late Middle Ages appear side-by-side in this original illustration by Richard H. Fay.

Though often portrayed as a medieval knight, Saint George was a late 3rd-early 4th century military tribune (martyred circa 303). According to legend, George heroically killed a dragon that had been terrorising the countryside around Silena in Libya. This particular portrayal of the warrior-saint by Richard H. Fay depicts him armed as a knight of the 13th century.

Three mail-clad knights Templar stand ready to defend pilgrims to Outremer in this original artwork by Richard H. Fay.

This original illustration by Richard H. Fay depicts a medieval crossbow with a composite bow stave, plus two crossbow bolts.

Though often portrayed as a medieval knight, Saint George was a late 3rd-early 4th century military tribune (martyred circa 303). According to legend, George heroically killed a dragon that had been terrorising the countryside around Silena in Libya. This particular portrayal of the warrior-saint depicts him armed as a fifteenth century knight in full plate armour fighting on foot.