Bought two — one at each end of the row, one reading and one apparently reading over the other one's shoulder. Better than a set of bookends and cheaper.
Page Paladins™ | Reading Knight Bookshelf Figurine
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Why PagePaladins?
A bookshelf is the one piece of furniture in a house that is already full. There is nowhere to put an ornament without taking a book out, which is why most shelf decoration ends up being a small plant nobody waters or a framed word.
This one does not need its own space — it uses the books that are already there as the thing it leans on, and it takes up about as much room as a paperback lying on its side.
Benefits & Features
- 15 cm tall — about the height of a paperback, so he reads from across the room
- The flat slab on his back slides between two books — nothing to screw in, glue on or clip
- One solid piece of 3D-printed plastic — nothing to assemble and nothing to snap off
- Antique pewter finish that photographs like cast metal, not like a toy
- Goes on any shelf, desk or windowsill deep enough to stand a book on
The Knight Himself...
Armour that holds up close
Layered shoulder plates, hinged elbows and knees, a belt with hanging tassets, long pointed boots. At arm's length he reads as cast metal — and the close-ups on this page are the real item, not drawings.
The slab on his back does the holding
A flat slab comes off the middle of his back. Part two books, drop it in between them and let them close: he stands out in front of the spines, leaning, with nothing holding him that you can see. He is held, not balanced — so he will not free-stand on an open table, and from the side the slab is visible. That is the trade for no fixing at the front.
One piece, one finish
No parts, no glue, no stand, nothing to assemble. One colourway: the pewter silver in the photographs. 3D printed in plastic with an antique pewter finish
Page Paladins Give You...
- The shelf photograph people stop scrolling for
- A present for the reader who already owns every book you could buy them
- Something on the shelf that is not a plant and not a framed word
- A thing your visitors pick up — and then ask where you got
Inside the Box
1x Page Paladins™ reading knight, 15 cm, in antique pewter
Your Questions Answered
Is it metal?
No — it is plastic, and we would rather tell you here than have you feel it in the parcel. It is 3D printed and finished in an antique pewter colour, which is why it photographs like cast metal and why the armour has the amount of detail it has. Metal at this size and this level of detail is a £60 collectable, not a £20 one.
Will it stay up, or does it fall off the shelf?
Yes, and it is held rather than balanced. There is a flat square slab standing out from the middle of his back: you part two books, drop the slab between them, let the books close on it and they grip it. He then stands out in front of the spines, leaning, and stays exactly where you put him.
One honest caution: the grip is the books', not ours. A row with plenty of give in it — paperbacks that flop, or three books with half a shelf of space beside them — will not hold him as well as a packed row. Push the row tight before you let go.
How big is it really?
15 cm tall, which is about a paperback stood on its end, and he needs roughly 5 cm of shelf depth. Photo 5 shows him beside a book and held in a hand, because "15 cm" means different things to different people and a figure that turns out to be smaller than expected is the most common disappointment in this whole category.
Does it need books?
It needs two of them, and that is the only thing it needs. The slab on his back goes down between two spines and the books hold him — so a packed row of hardbacks is ideal, a row of ring binders or box files works just as well, and two heavy cookbooks on a worktop will do it.
What he cannot do is stand in the open on his own. He is not weighted to free-stand: on a bare mantelpiece or an empty windowsill he will go over. If the only shelf you have is nearly empty, stand two books at the end of it and put him between those.
Does it come with the lantern and the gift box?
No to both, and we would rather say so here than have you open the parcel and count.
The little lantern that sits beside him in the photographs is how we dressed the shelf — it is a room prop, not part of the product. He arrives in a plain protective box rather than gift packaging. What you get is the knight himself, 15 cm, ready to go between two books.
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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 1441 reviews.
I bought it on a whim off a video and I was fully expecting it to be smaller and worse than it looked. It is the same size as the video and the same colour as the video.
Katie J. 5/5
It photographs far better than it has any right to. Half my shelf photos now have a small knight in them and the comments are always about him.
Ryan M. 5/5
The visor being down is what makes it. You cannot see his face, so he could be anyone, and about half the people who see him decide he is them.
Georgia W. 5/5
Works on a windowsill against the frame just as well as on a shelf. I have moved him three times and he has not once ended up on the floor.
Ben S. 5/5
Bought him for my English teacher when she retired and the whole staff room ended up passing him round. She put him on the shelf in the photo she sent me.
Laura S. 5/5
I was worried he would be one of those things that has to be balanced just so. He is not. Push him back against the books and he stays exactly where he is.
Michael H. 5/5
Arrived in three weeks, which was what it said, well wrapped and not a scratch on him. I had braced myself for a snapped-off book.
Chloe B. 5/5
My son is nine and has decided the knight guards his Wimpy Kid books specifically. He has been moved to a different shelf four times and is holding up fine.
Amy T. 5/5
Put him at the end of the row holding up nothing at all, pretending to be a bookend. He has become the thing people pick up when they come round.
James O. 5/5
I read fantasy and my flat is full of it, and this is the first bit of shelf decoration I have found that isn't a dragon. A knight having a sit down and a read is much funnier.
Rachel K. 5/5
He looks like cast metal in every photo I have taken of him, which is the only thing I actually cared about. Up close he is obviously plastic and I do not mind at all at this price.
Sofia L. 5/5
Ordered it as a Secret Santa and nearly kept it. Ended up buying a second one so I could do both.
Dave R. 5/5
Nothing to screw in, nothing to glue, no stand to hide. I put him on the shelf, pushed him back against the spines and that was the whole job.
Nicola B. 5/5
My other half arranges her books by colour and I have been banned from touching the shelves. He was allowed. That is the highest recommendation I can give you.
Gareth W. 5/5
Fifteen centimetres is exactly the right size. Big enough that you notice him from the doorway, small enough that he is not an ornament taking up a shelf.
Priya S. 5/5
Sits on the corner of my desk leaning on a row of ring binders, which is not what it was designed for and works perfectly. Two people a week ask about him.
Tom A. 5/5
Bought him for my sister who has read literally everything and is impossible to buy for. She sent me a photograph of him on her shelf within about ten minutes of opening it.
Ellie M. 5/5
The armour detail is ridiculous for the size of him. You can see the individual plates on the shoulders and the hinges at the knees. I had assumed the photos were renders. They are not.
Marcus D. 5/5
I have been trying to put something on these shelves for two years and everything I tried either needed a book taken out or looked like a gift shop. He just leans on the books. Solved.
Hannah P. 5/5
A knight who has given up guarding the castle to read a book, leaning on my shelf. Everyone who comes round picks him up. The slab just slides between two books, no fixing at all.
Hannah R. 5/5 Verified
Bought it for my wife who has read everything and is impossible to buy for. She loves it. It is not another book, which is the whole point.
Tom B. 5/5 Verified
The detail on the armour is lovely, the shoulder plates and the visor down. He leans on my spines reading and looks like cast metal. Came within days of ordering.
Jess P. 5/5 Verified
No screws, no glue. The flat slab on his back slides between two books and they hold him. Slide him out and there is no mark at all.
Mark D. 5/5 Verified
He takes up about as much room as a paperback on its side, which on a full shelf is the whole appeal. Perfect little character.
Laura F. 5/5 Verified
Got it for my partner who reads constantly. She was delighted, said it is exactly her humour. Now he leans on her favourite shelf. Came really quickly as well.
Craig H. 5/5 Verified
Antique pewter finish reads as real metal across the room and in photos. The crossed ankles and the open book are a lovely touch.
Ellie M. 5/5 Verified
One solid piece, nothing to assemble, nothing to snap off. Slides between two books and leans there happily. Really well made.
Dan F. 5/5 Verified
Bought two, one for me and one for my book-club friend. Both our shelves now have a little knight reading on them. We love them.
Priya S. 5/5 Verified
Feels solid and detailed, not cheap and plasticky. The slab fits neatly between my paperbacks and he stands out in front, leaning. Delivered within a few days, no waiting about.
Ben K. 5/5 Verified
It is a joke about the person who owns the shelf, a knight who would rather finish a chapter. That is why it is the perfect reader's gift.
Rachel S. 5/5 Verified
Secret Santa for a bookworm at work and it was the hit of the office. He put it on his desk shelf straight away.
Liam C. 5/5 Verified
Slides between two books, no fixing, no mark when you move him. He leans on the spines reading and every guest comments on him.
Zoe T. 5/5 Verified
Lovely bit of character on a shelf that was just a wall of spines. The armour detail is genuinely impressive for the size.
Nadia K. 5/5 Verified
Got one for my study shelf and one for my daughter's. The little reading knight suits a house full of books perfectly.
Gareth W. 5/5 Verified
He needs no space of his own, he just leans on the books already there. On a full shelf that is exactly what you want.
Megan L. 5/5 Verified
Bought it for my partner who has every book going. First present in years that was not a book and she adored it.
Joe V. 5/5 Verified
Gave it to my dad who reads every night. He slid it onto his bedside shelf and it has not moved since. He loves it.
Charlotte B. 5/5 Verified
The slab-between-the-books idea is so neat. No bracket, no hole, no mark. He just leans there reading. Clever and tidy. Posted and here before I knew it.
Steve P. 5/5 Verified
Antique pewter colour is lovely and the detail is sharp. He leans on my cookbooks reading one, which makes me smile every time.
Amy W. 5/5 Verified
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