Meaning of shieldmaiden | Babel Free

Definitions

A female virgin who had chosen to fight as a warrior in battle.

Norse

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Examples

“The shield-maiden (skölde-mö) was dedicated to Odin, and forbidden to wed; her love brought calamity.”

“The Anglosaxon belief in the Shieldmaidens comes to us indeed in a darkened form, yet we can hardly doubt that it survived.”

“Störkud rushed through the ranks with a drawn sword and killed one after another; he cut down Hjört; whereupon Visma, shieldmaiden, who carried the standard of Harald, met him.”

“There goes a lord who tamed a wild shieldmaiden of the North!”

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