indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Popular Culture, Norwegian (Rare)
Other Forms FormsLagerda, Lagerta, Lathgertha, Ladgjerd
Meaning & History
Latinization of Old Norse Hlaðgerðr. According to legend, Lagertha was a Viking shield-maiden from what is now Norway and the first wife of the legendary viking Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnarr Loðbrók).