Shieldmaiden

A Shieldmaiden ( norw skjaldmö, dän. Skjoldmø ) in the Scandinavian mythology called a virgin who has opted for a life as a warrior.

Shield Maiden are frequently mentioned in the sagas as Hervarar saga and in Gesta Danorum. According to the Nordisk familjebok Shield Maiden also appear in the stories of other Germanic nations: Goths, Cimbri and Marcomanni. They were the models for the Valkyries and they were JRR Tolkien's inspiration for Eowyn. Examples of shield maidens that are mentioned by name in the Scandinavian sagas, close Brynhild in the Völsunga saga, emphasis in the Hervarar saga that Brynhild of Bosa Saga OKS Herrauds, the Swedish princess Thornbjörg in Hrólfs Saga Gautrekssonar and Hed, Visna and Veborg in the Gesta Danorum with a. According to Saxo Grammaticus fought 300 Shield Maiden on the Danish side in the battle of Bravalla.

  • Germanic legendary figure
Peter Nicolai Arbo Norse mythology Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks Germanic peoples J. R. R. Tolkien
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