Brynhild

"He [Kagemaru] told me if I joined his cause, I could use the power of the [Sacred] Beasts to return back to my family. I'd do anything to go back home."

- Brynhild

Brynhild Eiriksdottir is a 1114-year-old Viking and one of the Shadow Riders. She was found frozen in ice by Kagemaru and revived to work for him. She duels with a ghostly, themed deck, called the "Phantasy".

Born in ancient Scandinavia, Brynhild was the second child of viking chief, Eirik Askelson and his wife, Ragna Ketildottir, and the younger sister of Thoren Eirikson. At the age of fourteen, she was married to Ragnar Henderson, with whom she had one child, a daughter named Freja Ragnardottir.

When she was sixteen, something happened causing her to be frozen in ice, leaving her for the next millennium, until she was found and revived by Kagemaru, leader of the Shadow Riders. Following the defeat of Nightshroud to Jaden Yuki, Brynhild went after the Key Keepers, going against Kylie Reynolds, as she was the only one who could understand her.

Physical description
Brynhild is a young woman of Norwegian descendant. She has long, red-blonde-hair, with bright blue eyes, and a tanned skin tone. Her long hair is usually tied and pulled into a braid, which she keeps over her right shoulder. She also has a beauty mark under her right eye. In her first appearance, she wore a Norse-inspired outfit along with some armor over her body. She wore a custom-made Duel Disk on her left arm, styled after a scythe.

Powers

 * Duel Monster Spirit Communication: Brynhild has the ability to see Duel Monster Spirits. It is later revealed that she's always been able to see Spirits, not like the Reynolds' ability, but something similar.

Skills

 * Dueling proficiency: Brynhild has become an extremely capable duelist, able to work with pretty much anything.
 * Multilingualism: Born and raised in Ancient Norway, Brynhild is able to understand Ancient Norse. At first, she is unable to understand or speak English and Japanese, leaving someone to translate for her.
 * Cooking and craftsmanship: As the second child and daughter of a Viking chief, Brynhild was not taught the roles of leadership over her tribe, as her brother would be chief. As a daughter, she was instead, taught the roles of a woman, and wife, as she would be not able to become a leader.
 * Extensive knowledge on Viking history: Born and raised in Ancient Norway, Brynhild is also quite knowledgeable in the history of her people and past.

Equipment

 * Shadow Charm - Bangle: Brynhild's Shadow Charm item is a double linked bangle, which she wears on her right wrist. It is gold in color with a trimming of black, and the Wdjat Eye in the center.
 * Duel Disk: Brynhild possesses a custom-made duel disk, which is styled after a scythe.

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Family
Much of Brynhild's relationship with her family is unknown. Nothing is known about if she was close to anyone. But given how Viking culture might have been, it's possible that she was somewhat close to her mother, who taught her what she would need to do to be a good wife to Ragnar.

Ragnar Henderson
Prior to being frozen, Brynhild was married to a man named Ragnar Henderson. Back then, marriage at young ages was fairly common; Brynhild married Ragnar when she was fourteen, and he sixteen. She later gave birth to their only child, a daughter named Freja. Unfortunately, Brynhild fell into a stasis shortly after.

Freja Ragnardottir
Brynhild had one child with Ragnar, a daughter, named Freja. Sadly, Freja was only labout a year old when Brynhild went into stasis after an unknown cause. Despite thei short time they had together, Brynhild loved her very much.

Nightshroud
Surprisingly, Brynhild has a rather close relationship with Nightshroud. No one understand their relationship but the two can always been seen together.

Kylie Reynolds
Originally enemies, Brynhild and Kylie turned into friends shortly after. As the only one who could understand what Brynhild was saying, Kylie acted as her translator and guide, until she could understand the others. Kylie also defended Brynhild, when it became apparent that she would be staying on Duel Academy Island after defecting from the Shadow Riders.

Deck
Brynhild uses a "Phantasy" Deck which are comprised of LIGHT monsters that focus on reviving themselves when destroyed to trigger their effects. Her ace monsters include "Phantasy Dragon", "Phantasy Wyvern", and "Phantasy Phoenix".

Effect monsters

 * Phantasy Kitsune
 * Phantasy Unicorn
 * Phantasy Griffin
 * Phantasy Hippogriff
 * Phantasy Amphiptere
 * Phantasy Pegasus
 * Phantasy Phoenix
 * Phantasy Wyvern

fusion monsters

 * Phantasy Dragon

spells

 * Glorious Phantasy
 * Phantasy Land
 * Phantasy Magic
 * Phantasy Revival
 * Phantasy Star
 * Return of Phantasy

traps
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 * Final Phantasy
 * Phantasy Strike
 * Wild Phantasy

Name Etymology
The name  Brynhild  is of Norse origin meaning "A fighter woman with an armor". Her last name,  Eiriksdottir  is the matronymic version of Eirikson.

Trivia

 * Brynhild is the only Shadow Rider not to lose a duel or win a duel. She surrendered, upon realizing there was no way for her to return to her time, to her family.