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The Black Shield of Shaka

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heeding and sounding the call to war  and immortality.
The prophecy spoke of blood-stained spears and the Thundering Black shield of Shaka long before his rise to great power.

Mazisi Kunene, the poet laureate of South Africa (03/2005), compiled the towering epic 'Emperor Shaka the Great' that chronicled a legendary rise to power and greatness matching the feats of Napoleon and the Caesars.