In the annals of Swedish history a name has come down to us that is synonymous with defiance....

Wife to two Kings and slave to none, she stretched the boundaries of what was possible for a woman in an age of heroes.

Her refusal to go quietly to the funeral pyre prepared for a pagan king , launched her on a path of escalating vengeance that marked her forever with the nickname: Sigrid the Proud.

This is the saga
Of Sigríð Stórráða,
One fellow, who got her,
Said, "Never to boast...
But in view of the others
Who wooed Tosti's daughter,
I’m very remarkable
Not to be toast!”

For Sigrid's saga with commentary.

For Ancient Sites Celebration of Women.








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