Lagertha, according to legend, was a Viking ruler and shield-maiden from what is now Norway, and the onetime wife of the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. Her tale was recorded by the chronicler Saxo in the 12th century.
Katheryn Winnick. Actress: Vikings. Award-winning actress and director Katheryn Winnick is best known for her starring role as 'Lagertha' in the critically acclaimed, Emmy award-winning series "Vikings." Winnick was also the series lead of ABC's "Big Sky" created by David E. Kelley. On the big screen, Winnick has appeared opposite Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin ...
So often in history, women’s voices and stories are silenced and non-existent. Not so for the fierce Viking warrior and one-time wife of Ragnar Lothbrok, Lagertha.
Lagertha is a skjaldmö, a Viking warrior woman who wields a shield in battle. She is of Danish origin, more precisely from present-day Norway, related to the royal family of Siward (Synardus or Sywardus), a legendary Norse Viking king.
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11 facts about Viking queen Lagertha Wife of Ragnar, mother of Björn, and leader of shield maidens, Lagertha, portrayed by Katheryn Winnick in the TV show Vikings, is a strong female lead and fan favourite
Katheryn Winnick stars as Lagertha in The HISTORY Channel's series Vikings. Find out more about Lagertha and the rest of the cast on The HISTORY Channel.
Lagertha (also spelt Lathgertha or Ladgerda) is a legendary Viking shieldmaiden known from Saxo Grammaticus' early 13th-century CE Gesta Danorum. In this work, written in Latin and concerning Danish...