Shieldmaiden

"Just a girl," they said."Not a warrior," they laughed."Never a Viking," they mocked.They were wrong.I was raised by a shieldmaiden who taught me to wield a sword and stand my ground. Every step of the way, I had to prove I belonged—whether in the sparring circle or on the deck of Håkon Jarl's ship as we set sail for Denmark. But nothing could prepare me for the chaos of Hedeby, where foreign warriors and local thugs seemed determined to knock me down.Now, on the brink of my first real battle, I’m facing more than just steel and shields. Betrayal and bloodshed threaten not only my life but everything I’ve fought to protect. The path ahead is brutal, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.But I won’t back down.Defy the odds. Witness my rise. Step into the saga of a shieldmaiden today.