shield-maiden
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- дева щита
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- Etymology and meaning
- Shield-maidens in literature
- Brynhildr Buðladóttir and Guðrún Gjúkadóttir
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- Archaeology
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thumb|350px|right|Hervor dying after the Hlǫðskviða by [[Peter Nicolai Arbo]]
A shield-maiden ( ) was a female warrior from Nordic folklore and Norse mythology.
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