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shieldmaiden

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[sheeld-may-duhn] / ˈʃildˌmeɪ dən /
Or shield maiden or shield-maiden

noun

shieldmaidens plural
  1. Scandinavian Mythology. a female warrior.


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‘And would you have your proud folk say of you: “There goes a lord who tamed a wild shieldmaiden of the North!

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

I am a shieldmaiden and my hand is ungentle.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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