Shield-maiden as a shield-maiden in the text. Saxo Grammaticus reported that shield-maidens fought on the side of the Danes at the Battle of Brávellir in the year 750: Examples of shield-maidens mentioned by name in the Norse sagas include Brynhildr in the "Vǫlsunga saga", Hervor in "Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks", the Brynhildr of the "Bósa saga ok Herrauðs", the Swedish princess Thornbjǫrg in "Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar" and Princess Hed, Visna and Veborg in "Gesta Danorum". Two shield-maidens appear in certain translations of the "Hervarar saga". The first of these Hervors was known to have taken up typically masculine roles early in
Shield Knight alongside a Plague Knight plush toy in July 2016. Shield Knight Shield Knight is a secondary character in the 2014 indie platform video game "Shovel Knight". Saving Shield Knight, who is possessed by a cursed amulet turning her into the evil Enchantress, is the main objective of player-character Shovel Knight. Shield Knight was announced on September 2, 2013 as Shovel Knight's "inseparable partners in adventuring." According to "Shovel Knight" programmer David D'Angelo, Shield Knight was originally supposed to be a princess, as the creators were using "Roll, Peach, Zelda, and other Damsel in Distress models from the NES era" as