My name is Freya named after the godess herself for that was the name my mother had chosen for me when I was born and my warrior's name is Ironshield. I was born on a day like any other durring the winter when the cold winds came into our village but there were fires in every hut and they all kept warm.
I am the only daughter of Astrid and Arne who were the king and queen of our village at the time but I have 3 older brothers who loved to tease me and it got a bit annoying at times.
I grew up learning the trades of the village like how to weave things,how to fish and how to rule if it ever came to that. My parents didn't want me fighting because they thought it too dangerous but I would always sneak out to watch the boys and my brothers fighting.
When I was 7 I asked my brothers to teach me how to fight and at first they thought it was a game but when they saw I was serious they tought me the ways of the warrior both with the axe and the sword.
As I grew so too did my skills and when my brothers went out to fight I came with them joining them in battle even though I knew my mother wasn't happy about it for fear she would loose us all but she too was a warrior and at times came with us to battle by our father's side.
We made many enemies but also many friends and we had the good life, taking what we wanted and then coming home again to a feast and greetings from everyone. My parents were good rullers and loved by all but there was one who we missed...one who slipped through the cracks so to speak who wanted to rule instead and he slowly gathered an army one day and when were were sleeping they came but we fought him with everything we had.
In the end I lost everything, my family and my home and I was forced to leave the village I once called home to honor my father's dying wish...I know they are in Valhalla now and are safe with the gods.
I moved from village to village from that moment on, never staying too long but always making a new life for myself because I know that he still seeks me out for I am the only one who can claim what he thinks is his now and one day I intend to do just that.
For now I stay hidden away from those who might be working for him for I know he has spies everywhere and thus I can not trust anyone that I meet or so it feels any way.
When I became older and stronger I did indeed go to find him and we had a bloody battle where I won and took his head and taking back my village and became queen.
It was that way for many years and we were happy though I never had children of my own for it would seem the gods did not wish this of me for reasons I am yet to fully understand but have accepted long ago.
One day my village was attacked yet again by an enemy who's face I couldn't see and thus we fought him but in the end I was badly wounded and ready to join my family in Valhalla but again that was not to be my fate for I was brought back by an unknown touch and when I woke up it had been a year that past and my village was nothing but ash,even though I didn't know what happened.
I was told by a stranger that after I was wounded the dark stranger burned the village and left me for dead but then some how the flames hadn't touched me and when they did it simply healed.
Not trusting her words I came out of the village and took a ship to see the lands and what had changed joining any fight that I could for I was still a warrior after all but then I noticed the woman had been right any wound that I got healed and I never got the sicknesses that those around me had.
I then prayed to the gods to tell me why this happened but no answer came and so I thought they punished me for something but then in my dreams the voice of Odin was heard saying that it was a gift and not to let anyone find out about it for it can be a dangerous thing if they do.
When I woke up I kept to the silent promise that I made him and still wondered from village to village helping out whenever I could and using my fishing skills to catch food for the villages that I stayed in and when there was a battle I would go with them making sure not to be injured in any way that would make me have to explian myself.
I have seen many centuries come and go from there and now I walk in the modern era as well. I have made myself a home in this modern day and age and have become an expert on my people's past writing some books of history on the Vikings and of course if there is a weapon or anything else from that time people come to me to make sure it is real before they go into a museum to be seen by all who come to learn of my people's once vast history.
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