We all know the story about how William Tell shot an apple off his son’s head. With that one shot of his crossbow he supposedly started a series of events that turned a few poor isolated settlements into what we now know as Switzerland. According to Swiss Chronicler Aegidius Tschudi, Tell was known as a […]
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Hatshepsut- His Majesty, Herself
Long before the time of Cleopatra, there was another woman who ruled with absolute power along the Nile. Unfortunately, because of reasons unknown, her legacy was hidden until the 19th century. Hatshepsut was born at the beginning of the New Kingdom around 1504 BCE. Although women were granted a higher status in Egypt than in […]
Lagertha
She was a woman not to be taken likely. Strong willed, fearless, and one-time wife of the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. Lagertha was, according to legend, a Danish Viking shieldmaiden from what is now Norway. Lagertha’s tale is recorded in passages in the ninth book of the Gesta Danonum, a 12th century work of Danish […]
Freydis Eiriksdottir – Legend of a Viking Woman
Written on October 17, 2015 by ER at 2:03 PM | 2
Americas, Canada, Charlotte, Northern Europe, Scandinavia
Americas, Canada, Charlotte, Northern Europe, Scandinavia
Everything that is known about the life of Freydis is based in legend(s), however, we do know that she really did exist and she was the daughter of Erik the Red. As can be noted, Eiriksdottir is translated into Erik’s daughter in much the same way that Leif Eiriksson is translated to Erik’s son. The […]