This article was conceived after reading 'Women and Weapons in the Viking World: Amazons of the North' by Leszek Gardela (GARDELA 2021). We thought it would be interesting to see what evidence we had for other possible unusual warriors. Our intent is to add additional sources as we find them and this is very much a work in progress.
Initially as we're gathering the evidence we may cite some sources that are ambiguous. This is all part of the process.
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Grew Earl forthwith in the halls and 'gan
to swing the shield, to fit the string,
to bend the bow, to shaft the arrow,
to hurl the dart, to shake the spear,
to ride the horse, to loose the hounds,
to draw the sword, and to swim the stream.
Poetic Edda - Rígsþula, The Lay of Rig. The Birth of Earl (ASHLIMAN 2010)
"When comparing the size of this boy and the measurements of the sword, it is obvious that this boy would not have been able to swing this weapon and was certainly no warrior fighting in battle." (TOPLAK 2018 p71)
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