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
The Hammer of Thor: The Game of Norse Mythology The Hammer of Thor: The Game of Norse Mythology The Hammer of Thor is a 1980 board game published by Nova Game Designs. "The Hammer of Thor" is a game in which the object is to be victorious at Ragnarok, the final battle. W.G. Armintrout reviewed "The Hammer of Thor" in "The Space Gamer" No. 43. Armintrout commented that ""Hammer of Thor" was a labor of love on the part of the designer. Too bad Nova didn't assign him as a developer. The game is not playable as published, nor are any simple fixes going to help - I remember