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Silver fibulae from Denmark

Two silver fibulae depicting women. One shows a woman with two plaits in her hair. The other shows an armed person on horseback with an armed woman…

Shieldmaiden part one

SHIELDMAIDEN is a short animation film about VIKINGS! Follow the adventures of the warrior girl Rota and her companions in their travels hrough the…

Valkyrie figure from Tjørnehøj

A silver gilt Valkyrie or shieldmaiden figure from Tjørnehøj in Denmark.

Galgebakken Fibula

A silver fibula in the form of a woman with a shield and sword. This has been identified as a Valkyrie, although it may be a shieldmaiden.

Shieldmaidens in the news

A study of burials of Norse migrants was trumpeted by the popular press as showing that half of all Viking warriors were women.1 This is not the case…