Rusla information

Rusla, also known as the "Red Woman" from Middle Irish Ingean Ruagh,^[1] was a legendary Norwegian shield-maiden mentioned in the Gesta Danorum or "History of the Danes" of Saxo Grammaticus and in the Irish annals. According to Saxo, Rusla was the daughter of a fifth or sixth century king of Telemark called Rieg, and sister of Tesandus (Thrond), who was dispossessed of his throne by a Danish king named Omund. Rusla formed a pirate fleet to attack all Danish ships as revenge for the affront to her brother. Rusla was always accompanied by another woman, Stikla, who was her deputy in all raids. Stikla turned to piracy to avoid marriage, and her name is the origin of the Norwegian city of Stiklestad.^[2]^[3]

^ Velasco, Manuel (2012) Breve Historia de los Vikingos (versión extendida), Ed. Nowtilus, ISBN 978-84-9967-345-5 p. 351 (Spanish)
^ Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum (1931), Olryk y Raeder, Copenhagen, Denmark, p. 222–223
^ Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, Forgotten Books, ISBN 978-1-60506-788-9 p. 307–308

[1] Velasco, Manuel (2012) Breve Historia de los Vikingos (versión extendida), Ed. Nowtilus, ISBN 978-84-9967-345-5 p. 351 (Spanish)

[2] Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum (1931), Olryk y Raeder, Copenhagen, Denmark, p. 222–223

[3] Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, Forgotten Books, ISBN 978-1-60506-788-9 p. 307–308

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