Shieldmaidens: Were Female Vikings Warrior Fact Or Fiction?

Were shieldmaidens – female Viking warriors part of Scandinavian folklore – real? A recent discovery indicates the answer may have been yes.

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Dublinia - Viking Warrior Women, or shieldmaidens, were women who chose to fight as a warrior in battle. They exist in a lot of Norse folklore and mythology and have been mentioned

Taking up sword and shield rather than bearing children, shieldmaidens exist within history and legend as some of the most well-known female warriors.

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Shieldmaidens: Were Female Vikings Warrior Fact Or Fiction?

The Viking World: Shield-Maiden

On the TV show, 'Real Vikings: Viking Women' they showed a female skeleton that had been buried with weapons and inferred that she was a female warrior. Did the skeleton show any