Lagertha is the first and former wife of Ragnar Lothbrok and the former Queen of Kattegat. She is the mother of Björn and Gyda. Lagertha was an Earl and a fierce shield-maiden. Lagertha was brought up by her father to be a shield-maiden. At an unspecified time, Ragnar went to Lagertha's home to confess his love for her, but he was set upon by a bear and an enormous hound who guarded her home. Ragnar killed the bear with his spear and strangled the hound with his bare hands, thus gaining her…
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