I propose we call her Lagatha, or possibly Mrs Lothbrok.
"War was not an activity exclusive to males in the Viking world. A new study conducted by researchers at Stockholm and Uppsala Universities shows that women could be found in the higher ranks at the battlefield.
Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, who led the study, explains: "What we have studied was not a Valkyrie from the sagas but a real life military leader, that happens to be a woman"."
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/su-aoa090817.php
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