#bj581

We will never know her name or life story. She was buried during the later parts of the Iron Age in Birka. Buried with a big armoury and two horses, she was surely someone during her life. This is one of those controversial topics within archaeology which has sparked a huge debate about women and warfare, usually with the terms shieldmaiden and valkyria tossed around. I wrote an essay about it, and I put this illustration as the cover. It is based upon what was found in her grave. In the memory of the world she was walking around it's fields just a moment ago. Fascinating.