Lagertha: Lagertha was, according to legend, a Viking shieldmaiden and ruler from what is now Norway, and the onetime wife of the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. Amazonomachy: A Nation of Women Warriors in Ancient Greek Mythology also the Gaulish goddess Andarta. One of those who led the counterattack against the cavalry was the woman Tashenamani (Moving Robe). "Woman Chief". While that may be, there was obviously an equally strong fascination in the past as evidenced by the work of Saxo Grammaticus and the Norse sagas. Shote Galica (1895 - 1927), remarkable warrior of the Albanian insurgent national liberation with the goal of unification of all Albanian territories. World History Foundation is a non-profit organization registered in Canada. She spent most of her adult life fighting the Apache Wars alongside her brother Victorio and the legendary Geronimo. They threw boiling water and oil through the windows. However, to be considered a warrior, the woman in question must have belonged to some sort of military, be it recognized, like an organized army, or unrecognized, like revolutionaries. 7 Legendary Female Archers: Female Gods and Heroes Artemis (Latin Diana) is the Greek . Enyo, a minor war goddess, delights in bloodshed and the destruction of towns, and accompanies Aressaid to be her father, in other accounts her brotherin battles. She was courted by Harald Grenske of Norway and Vissavald of the Kievan Rus but recognized that both were only interested in her for her land and wealth. 13501400 AD) a legendary warrior princess who is recognized as a heroine in Pangasinan, Philippines. Some women warriors are documented in the written record and as such form part of history (e.g. A mythological figure does not always mean a fictional one, but rather, someone of whom stories have been told that have entered the cultural heritage of a people. Shieldmaidens in Scandinavian folklore were women who did not have the responsibility for raising a family and could take up arms to live like warriors. In Greenland, her husband died and she soon after married the younger brother of Leif Erikson, Thorstein, and accompanied her husband and brother-in-law on their expedition to North America where she explored Vinland with the others in the party.