The History of Lagertha & Shield MaidensPosted by Sons Of Vikings on November 29, 2017 Shield Maidens: Did the Vikings Have Women Warriors? Near Birka, Sweden in 1880, the burial mound of a Viking leader was discovered, complete with a magnificent array of weapons and the remai...
Shield-maidenswere women who chose to fight as warriors alongside the other Viking men in the pagan Scandinavia. They took part in warfare, and they played vital strategic roles in the battlefield, where the shield-maidens were either part of the front-lines in their shield-wall formation, or...