Wyrd Women
@wyrdwomen.bsky.social
As a way of finding a light when so much of the daily news is disturbing, I am choosing to focus on inspiration from amazing women who changed the world for the better through activism, art, comedy, environmentalism, music, science, writing, and more.
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Wyrd Women
@wyrdwomen.bsky.social
· Sep 13
The wyrd sisters spin the web of wyrd and weave the loom of life, they do not thereby determine it … the wyrd sisters simply express the will of wyrd. And so do we. ~ Brian Bates
The First Viking Woman to Sail to America Was a Legendary Traveler - Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
The First Viking Woman to Sail to America Was a Legendary Traveler
Back when the Icelanders called a part of Canada the “land of grapes.”
www.atlasobscura.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The First Viking Woman to Sail to America Was a Legendary Traveler - Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir was an Icelandic explorer. She appears in the Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the Greenlanders. She and her husband Thorfinn Karlsefni led an expedition to Vinland where their son Snorri Thorfinnsson was born.
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
Did a Viking Woman Named Gudrid Really Travel to North America in 1000 A.D.?
The sagas suggest she settled in Newfoundland and eventually made eight crossings of the North Atlantic Sea
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir was an Icelandic explorer. She appears in the Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the Greenlanders. She and her husband Thorfinn Karlsefni led an expedition to Vinland where their son Snorri Thorfinnsson was born.
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
Freydís Eiríksdóttir as the Viking-era explorer who appears in the fictional Netflix series Vikings Valhalla. ⚔️
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
Vikings: Valhalla S2: Freydís being badass
YouTube video by Netflix Nordic
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Freydís Eiríksdóttir as the Viking-era explorer who appears in the fictional Netflix series Vikings Valhalla. ⚔️
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
Was Freydís Eiríksdóttir a hero or a deranged murderess?
No matter which version of the epic Icelandic Sagas you believe, she was a fierce Viking warrior and early explorer. ⚔️
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
No matter which version of the epic Icelandic Sagas you believe, she was a fierce Viking warrior and early explorer. ⚔️
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
Was Freydís Eiríksdóttir a hero or a deranged murderess?
Freydís Eiríksdóttir appears in two Icelandic sagas, once as saviour and once as villain – and despite that, she may not have even existed. Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir considers what we know (and do...
www.historyextra.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Was Freydís Eiríksdóttir a hero or a deranged murderess?
No matter which version of the epic Icelandic Sagas you believe, she was a fierce Viking warrior and early explorer. ⚔️
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
No matter which version of the epic Icelandic Sagas you believe, she was a fierce Viking warrior and early explorer. ⚔️
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
Freydís Eiríksdóttir was the daughter of Erik the Red, & the brother of Leif Erikson. She traveled as an explorer, conquerer, and settler to Newfoundland, Canada, which the Norse called Vinland c. 1000. 🌊 🗡️
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
Freydís Eiríksdóttir: Sword-Wielding Pregnant Viking
When attacked by Native Americans, this pregnant viking bared her chest, brandished a sword, and took them on by herself. And she won.
www.rejectedprincesses.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Freydís Eiríksdóttir was the daughter of Erik the Red, & the brother of Leif Erikson. She traveled as an explorer, conquerer, and settler to Newfoundland, Canada, which the Norse called Vinland c. 1000. 🌊 🗡️
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
#IcelandicSagas
#MedievalWomen
#SagaOfTheGreenlanders
#SagaOfErikTheRed
#Vinland
#WyrdWomen
Order of Medieval Women - Hrotsvit von Gandersheim 💙📚
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#StrongVoice
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#StrongVoice
#WyrdWomen
Hrotsvit von Gandersheim
Order of Medieval Women
www.medievalwomen.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Order of Medieval Women - Hrotsvit von Gandersheim 💙📚
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#StrongVoice
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#StrongVoice
#WyrdWomen
The Saxon Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim: What's Her Name Podcast
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
THE SAXON Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim: What'sHerName Podcast Episode 16
YouTube video by WhatsHerName Podcast
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The Saxon Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim: What's Her Name Podcast
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
Hrotsvitha's six short dramas are her most important works. She wrote about her life during the early Middle Ages, making her one of the only people to record a history of women in that era from a woman's perspective.
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
The First Known Female Playwright | Bibliomania
Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, a tenth-century Saxon living in an abbey, wrote plays inspired by the classical author Terence at a time when it is typically thought that the classics had been forgotten or...
blogs.loc.gov
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Hrotsvitha's six short dramas are her most important works. She wrote about her life during the early Middle Ages, making her one of the only people to record a history of women in that era from a woman's perspective.
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
Hrotsvitha was a secular canoness, considered the first female writer from the Germanosphere, the first female historian, the first person since the Fall of the Roman Empire to write dramas in the Latin West, and the first German female poet.
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Hrotsvitha was a secular canoness, considered the first female writer from the Germanosphere, the first female historian, the first person since the Fall of the Roman Empire to write dramas in the Latin West, and the first German female poet.
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#FeminizeYourCanon
#Herstory
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
Menewood, a novel by Nicola Griffith 📚
#BookSky
#Herstory
#HistoricalFiction
#Hild
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#BookSky
#Herstory
#HistoricalFiction
#Hild
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
Menewood
Menewood by Nicola Griffith (FSGxMCD, 2023). Cover art by Anna and Elena Balbusso. US: Hardcover, ebook, digital audio available 3 October, 2023 UK: Digital audio and ebook 3 October, hardcover fro…
nicolagriffith.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Menewood, a novel by Nicola Griffith 📚
#BookSky
#Herstory
#HistoricalFiction
#Hild
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#BookSky
#Herstory
#HistoricalFiction
#Hild
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
Hild and her Gemæcce, on the creation of the Hild novel by Nicola Griffith 📚
#BookSky
#Herstory
#HistoricalFiction
#Hild
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#BookSky
#Herstory
#HistoricalFiction
#Hild
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
Hild and her gemæcce
Someone deeply familiar with the seventh century recently admitted she’d had to go hunting on my other blog, Gemæcca: The story of a novel about Hild of Whitby for the meaning of gemæcca. It …
nicolagriffith.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Hild and her Gemæcce, on the creation of the Hild novel by Nicola Griffith 📚
#BookSky
#Herstory
#HistoricalFiction
#Hild
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
#BookSky
#Herstory
#HistoricalFiction
#Hild
#MedievalWomen
#WyrdWomen
Hilda of Whitby, or Hild, was known for her wisdom and leaders from both the Celtic and Roman traditions of Christianity sought her advice. She was the founder and first abbess of the monastery at Whitby, and later recongized as a saint.
#Abbess
#MedievalWomen
#Whitby
#WyrdWomen
#Abbess
#MedievalWomen
#Whitby
#WyrdWomen
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hilda of Whitby, or Hild, was known for her wisdom and leaders from both the Celtic and Roman traditions of Christianity sought her advice. She was the founder and first abbess of the monastery at Whitby, and later recongized as a saint.
#Abbess
#MedievalWomen
#Whitby
#WyrdWomen
#Abbess
#MedievalWomen
#Whitby
#WyrdWomen
Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go | Official Trailer | Max
YouTube video by HBO Max
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Hannah Einbinder is an American actress and stand-up comedian, best known for her starring role as comedy writer Ava Daniels in the HBO Max dramedy series Hacks.
#CriticsChoiceTelevisionAward
#GoldenGlobeNominee
#Hacks
#PrimetimeEmmyAward
#WomenInComedy
#WyrdWomen
#CriticsChoiceTelevisionAward
#GoldenGlobeNominee
#Hacks
#PrimetimeEmmyAward
#WomenInComedy
#WyrdWomen
Hacks | Official Trailer | HBO GO
YouTube video by HBO Max Asia
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Hannah Einbinder is an American actress and stand-up comedian, best known for her starring role as comedy writer Ava Daniels in the HBO Max dramedy series Hacks.
#CriticsChoiceTelevisionAward
#GoldenGlobeNominee
#Hacks
#PrimetimeEmmyAward
#WomenInComedy
#WyrdWomen
#CriticsChoiceTelevisionAward
#GoldenGlobeNominee
#Hacks
#PrimetimeEmmyAward
#WomenInComedy
#WyrdWomen
Women in Flora Brasiliensis: Therese of Bavaria. The scientist princess who came to Brazil in the 19th century, focusing on her time in Espírito Santo 👑🌱🦎🗺️
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
Women in Flora Brasiliensis: Therese of Bavaria - Google Arts & Culture
The scientist princess who came to Brazil in the 19th century, focusing on her time in Espírito Santo
artsandculture.google.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Women in Flora Brasiliensis: Therese of Bavaria. The scientist princess who came to Brazil in the 19th century, focusing on her time in Espírito Santo 👑🌱🦎🗺️
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
Princess Therese of Bavaria spoke 12 languages, published books on natural history following the scientific rigors of botany, enthnology, and zoology. Her books, written during her extensive travels, substantially contributed to plant & animal knowledge. 👑🌱🦎🗺️
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Princess Therese of Bavaria spoke 12 languages, published books on natural history following the scientific rigors of botany, enthnology, and zoology. Her books, written during her extensive travels, substantially contributed to plant & animal knowledge. 👑🌱🦎🗺️
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
#Princess
#WomenInSTEM
#WyrdWomen
The Empress | Official Trailer | Netflix
(about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📽️
#EmpressOfAustria
#FilmSky
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
(about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📽️
#EmpressOfAustria
#FilmSky
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
The Empress | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Empress | Official Trailer | Netflix
(about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📽️
#EmpressOfAustria
#FilmSky
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
(about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📽️
#EmpressOfAustria
#FilmSky
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
Sisi: Empress On Her Own by Allison Pataki
(about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📚
#BookSky
#EmpressOfAustria
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
(about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📚
#BookSky
#EmpressOfAustria
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
Sisi: Empress on Her Own | Allison Pataki
New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki tells the little-known story of Sisi, a dynamic Empress during the Golden Age of the Hapsburg Court.
allisonpataki.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Sisi: Empress On Her Own by Allison Pataki
(about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📚
#BookSky
#EmpressOfAustria
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
(about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📚
#BookSky
#EmpressOfAustria
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
The Accidental Empress: A Royal Love Story
by Allison Pataki (about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📚
#BookSky
#EmpressOfAustria
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
by Allison Pataki (about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📚
#BookSky
#EmpressOfAustria
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
The Accidental Empress - A Novel by Allison Pataki
New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki follows up on her critically-acclaimed debut novel, The Traitor’s Wife, with The Accidental Empress.
allisonpataki.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Accidental Empress: A Royal Love Story
by Allison Pataki (about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📚
#BookSky
#EmpressOfAustria
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
by Allison Pataki (about Empress Elisabeth of Austria)👑📚
#BookSky
#EmpressOfAustria
#HistoricalFiction
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Empress Elisabeth (Sisi)👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Empress Elisabeth (Sisi)
Here are some Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Empress Elisabeth (Sisi)
www.palaces-of-europe.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Empress Elisabeth (Sisi)👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
The Many Myths of Empress Elisabeth of Austria👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
The Many Myths of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the 19th-Century Royal Whose Beauty and Tragic Death Transformed Her Into a Legend
The reluctant empress known as "Sisi" painstakingly crafted her image through portraits and photographs, ensuring she would be remembered in a specific way
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Many Myths of Empress Elisabeth of Austria👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
Empress Sisi: In the footsteps of Austria’s free-spirited empress 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
In the footsteps of Empress Elisabeth "Sisi"
Find out more about the fascinating life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Sisi. All about her history and favourite places, secrets, and foods.
www.austria.info
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Empress Sisi: In the footsteps of Austria’s free-spirited empress 👑
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen
#EmpressOfAustria
#Herstory
#QueenOfHungary
#TheEmpress
#WyrdWomen