ᚦ • THURISAZ •ᚦ •🛡️• What does strength look like to you? •🛡️• Many people ask why I only carried a shield in this photoshoot. They ask, if you're a warrior, where is your sword? They refer to me as a Viking, and a fighter. But I'm no fighter, and I don't believe that a warrior needs a weapon. I carry a shield to protect myself and others, and I wear the warpaint to give myself strength. I use my strength to build, to create, and to pave my own way through the maze of pre-determined choices that society has laid before me. Somehow, the capacity for violence is seen as the only way to be strong. I believe that the capacity for love is much stronger. •🛡️• Gift someone a belt or pouch with a custom bindrune to show that you truly know them. Or, tell me about their personality and I will create a bindrune just for them. Visit my website for more information, link in bio. •🛡️• Photography by @alexander.the.goodenough Model, costume, leatherwork by @embercraftcreations. •🛡️• #shieldmaiden #warriorwoman #pagan #vikinggarb #vikingreenactment #paganpride #paganism #leatherwork #vikingstyle #heathen #vikingpride #vikingshield #slavic #vikingwarrior #mjolnir #norsemythology #warriorwoman #wildling #etsyhandmade #lagertha #warpaint #heathens #heathen #wastelandfashion #altfashion #womanpower #wardruna #paganwitch #odin #thor (at Boston Commons - The Gazebo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MPWfMHR9-/?igshid=pxqq4fs9e0te