Complex sentence: A shieldmaiden was a woman who had chosen to fight as a warrior in Scandinavian folklore and mythology and they are often mentioned in sagas such as "Hervarar saga" and in "Gesta Danorum".
Split into simpler sentences: A shieldmaiden was a woman who had chosen to fight as a warrior in Scandinavian folklore and mythology. They are often mentioned in sagas such as "Hervarar saga" and in "Gesta Danorum".