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The Swedish heroine Blenda advises the women of Värend to fight off the Danish army in a painting by August Malström (1860). The female warrior samurai Hangaku Gozen in a woodblock print by Yoshitoshi (c. 1885). The peasant Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) led the French army to important victories in the Hundred Years' War. The only direct ...
The portrayal of women warriors in literature and popular culture is a subject of study in history, literary studies, film studies, folklore history, and mythology. The archetypal figure of the woman warrior is an example of a normal thing that happens in some cultures, while also being a counter stereotype , opposing the normal construction of ...
A shield-maiden (Old Norse: skjaldmær [ˈskjɑldˌmæːr]) was a female warrior from Scandinavian folklore and mythology. The term Old Norse: skjaldmær most often shows up in fornaldarsögur such as Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. However, female warriors are also mentioned in the Latin work Gesta Danorum. [1]
Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 212 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Women in mythology" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. ... List of women warriors in folklore;
List of women warriors in folklore; Lua (goddess) M. Ma (goddess) Macha; ... (mythology) Virtus (deity) W. Women warriors in literature and culture
Women in mythology (12 C, 38 P) C. Crones (14 P) W. ... Pages in category "Female folklore characters" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
It includes warriors that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.