Edesüva

Identity

Name(s)

Edesüva

Title(s) and Rank(s)

Culture

Kythan

Profession

Shield Maiden / Village Saint

Description

Ethnicity

Kythan

Gender

Female

Age

23 years old, (149 BG -- 126 BG)

Appearance

In surviving early wood carvings and stone statues she is depicted as a tall slim warrior in armour, but in more recent paintings or tapestries she is depicted as a diminutive soft featured woman, and nursemaid.

Personality

Edesüva is attributed as being a serene and comforting person who will defend the innocent from harm. Presently seen much less as a fierce warrior maiden fighting out of obligation and sworn oath, and more as a pious woman shielding the children with her own body out of moral rightness. Worship of the the Twinned Goddess didn't reach Kythus before about 467 YG, so this transformation would have taken place over the last three and a half centuries.

About

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Tuln, Kythus

History

Saint Edesüva the village saint of Tuln. In early oral tradition she was reported to be a shield maiden of the local clan about 126 BG. After losing her axe in battle, she fought only with her shield for another three hours, protecting the four young children of her liege-wife. Following her death in 126 BG she was enshrined in the local beliefs as a exemplar of loyalty, honour, and courage.

She is considered a protector of children, and thus invoked to help fight childhood ailments, or to watch over newborns in their early weeks. She is also invoked in advocacy against oppression and violence towards children.

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