Ax warrior Brünnhilde
WV2246/2025
Mix of watercolours, coloured pencils & acrylic on Steinbach paper, 27 x 36 cm.
A shieldmaiden was an independent, usually unmarried woman "who belongs to herself" and who has chosen to live as a warrior. They are frequently mentioned in Scandinavian mythology, in sagas such as the Hervarar saga and the Gesta Danorum.
According to the Nordisk familjebok, shieldmaidens also appear in the stories of other Germanic peoples: the Goths, the Cimbri, and the Marcomanni.
Examples of shieldmaidens from the sagas include Brünnhilde in the Volsunga saga, Hervor in the Hervarar saga, Brünnhilde from the Bósa saga and Herrauds, the Swedish princess Thornbjörg in Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, and Hed, Visna, and Veborg in the Gesta Danorum. (Wikipedia)
Ax warrior Brünnhilde
WV2246/2025
Mix of watercolours, coloured pencils & acrylic on Steinbach paper, 27 x 36 cm.
A shieldmaiden was an independent, usually unmarried woman "who belongs to herself" and who has chosen to live as a warrior. They are frequently mentioned in Scandinavian mythology, in sagas such as the Hervarar saga and the Gesta Danorum.
According to the Nordisk familjebok, shieldmaidens also appear in the stories of other Germanic peoples: the Goths, the Cimbri, and the Marcomanni.
Examples of shieldmaidens from the sagas include Brünnhilde in the Volsunga saga, Hervor in the Hervarar saga, Brünnhilde from the Bósa saga and Herrauds, the Swedish princess Thornbjörg in Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, and Hed, Visna, and Veborg in the Gesta Danorum. (Wikipedia)