Illustration
Artist's depiction of the Norse goddess Þorgerðr Hǫlgabrúðr (anglicised as Thorgerd Holgabrudr) facing the Jomsvikings' fleet. A temple was dedicated to Thorgerd in Gudbrandsdal, Norway, in the 10th century CE, and in the sources she frequently crops up together with a certain jarl Hakon from Hálogaland, even being referred to as his wife. She was probably a sort of local deity in those parts. It is thought that Lagertha, Ragnar Lothbrok's first wife as per Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum, may be inspired by Thorgerd.
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Original image by Jenny Nyström. Uploaded by Emma Groeneveld, published on 01 November 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Nyström, J. (2018, November 01). Thorgerd Holgabrudr. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9401/thorgerd-holgabrudr/
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Nyström, Jenny. "Thorgerd Holgabrudr." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 01, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9401/thorgerd-holgabrudr/.
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Nyström, Jenny. "Thorgerd Holgabrudr." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 01 Nov 2018. Web. 18 Apr 2024.
