Alfhild

n. (Norse Mythology) beautiful maiden who dressed as a man to avoid marrying King Alf and when he thought that she was a warrior they battled nearly to the death (when she realized that King Alf was as strong as she was she married him)

Álfhildr was the name of several women in Norse mythology and legend.A princess of Álfheim.Alf and Alfhild
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n. Alfhild (Norse Mythology), beautiful maiden who dressed as a man to avoid marrying King Alf

[Norse] A maiden who dressed as a warrior to avoid being taken in marriage by King Alf. Only when they engaged in a fight to the death (almost), and he proved to be as strong as she, did she agree to mate with him.