02086cam a2200361 i 4500 1022143557 TxAuBib 20231025120000.0 230927s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780316566919 paperback 0316566918 paperback TxAuBib rda Emmerichs, Sharon,. Shield maiden / Sharon Emmerichs. New York, NY : Redhook, 2023. ix, 416 pages : genealogical table, map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes glossary of character names and Olde English words, with their pronunciations and definitions. Includes interview with Sharon Emmerichs, the author. "All her life, Fryda has longed to be a shield maiden, an honor reserved for Geatland's mightiest warriors. When an accident leaves her tragically injured and unfit for the battlefield, her dreams are dashed--or so she thinks. But a strange, unfathomable power is awakeningwithin her, a power that will soon be put to the test. For whenforeign lords and chieftans descend upon Fryda's home to celebrate her uncle King Beowulf's fifty-year reign, she realizes not all their guests come with good intentions. Treachery is afoot, and Fryda must gather her courage to fight like other people... as a queen should--as a shield maiden would--and as only Fryda can. But as Fryda's power grows stronger, something ancient hears its call. For buried deep in her gilded lair, a dragon awakens... and Fryda must prove herself once and for all."-- Provided by publisher. 20231025. Beowulf Adaptations. Women heroes Fiction. Women soldiers Fiction. Swordplay Fiction. Betrayal Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles Fiction. Dragons Fiction. Fantasy fiction. lcgft Historical fiction. lcgft