Découvrez les Shieldmaiden Stones à Åkrehamn, en Norvège, un site archéologique fascinant dédié aux guerrières légendaires de la mythologie nordique. Ces deux menhirs monumentaux sont les vestiges d'un ancien monument funéraire en forme d'étoile, autrefois composé de cinq pierres levées. Selon la tradition locale, ils marquent la sépulture des filles guerrières d'Augvald, des shield maidens réputées pour leur courage au combat. Ces femmes guerrières incarnaient la puissance des valkyries, chargées par Odin de guider les guerriers tombés vers le Valhalla. Le site de Stavasletta offre une plongée dans l'histoire viking et les croyances scandinaves anciennes. En 1965, cinq pierres étaient encore visibles ; aujourd'hui, seules deux subsistent, témoins silencieux du patrimoine archéologique norvégien. Idéal pour les passionnés d'histoire nordique, de mégalithes et de légendes vikings, ce lieu chargé de mystère invite à explorer la riche culture celtique et germanique de Hordaland. Une étape incontournable pour comprendre le rôle des femmes guerrières dans la société viking.
« SHIELD MAIDENS – VALKYRIES According to the old legend from this area, Augvald had two daughters who were shield maidens and fought with their father in all the battles. Shield mai… »
« SHIELD MAIDENS – VALKYRIES According to the old legend from this area, Augvald had two daughters who were shield maidens and fought with their father in all the battles. Shield maidens were female warriors who could “ride the wind over land and sea”. They could also be goddesses of fate, related to the Norns. Odin sent shield maidens to the battlefield to choose which of the fallen should be taken to Valhalla. They were therefore called “Odin’s maidens”. The legend relates that Augvald’s shield maidens were buried at Stavasletta. Here, there are still two standing stones which are called The Shield Maidens. These two stones were originally part of a star-shaped burial monument which resembles the burial site named “The Five Foolish Virgins” at Norheim by the strait Karmsund. At the burial site at Stavasletta, there are now only two stones left, but as late as in 1965, 5 standing stones were registered here. Two had fallen down and one had been incorporated into a stone fence. »
