The legendary Joan of Arc was not only one of the greatest female warriors in history.

Female warrior names history. She made her mark in. To be sure she won wars but not for her the battlefield. Artemisia was the queen of Halicarnassus a kingdom that now exists in Turkey.

In an Irish legend Aoife. Cleopatra is among the most popular ancient Egyptian figures of all time. Queen Nzinga Mbande of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms part of present-day Angola during the 17th-century who defeated the Portuguese army on different occasions.

Toyohara CikanobuWikimedia Commons Tomoe Gozen middle in battle. She lived in Norway during the 10 th century and wrote a piece called Biting Message that tells the story of the conflict between Harald Finehair and his son Halfdan the Black. Bellona- Derived form Latin this Roman name comes from the word bellum which means to fight.

Nandi Although she is best known as the mother of Shaka Zulu history has it that this South African icon was a great warrior. According to Greek mythology Maia is a female name from the Greek origin. Aoife- This Irish name is derived from the word aoibh which means beauty.

Jorunn is one of the few known female Skaldic poets. These African women fighters include the Dahomey Amazons an all-women army during the reign of King Ghezo of Benin led by Seh-Dong-Hong-Be. She is thus one of historys most famous women warriors.

The legendary Japanese samurai are more often than not portrayed as men but some of the countrys most formidable warriors were a group of female samurai called the Onna-bugeisha. The barge she sat in like a burnishd throne Burned on the water. Cahira- An Irish name.