In the ages past, in the rough age of barbarians and raiders, a ruler had to be fit and firm, ready to step to their people's defence as much
with the sword as with the pen. It was a hard life, but some took to it.
A young Jelena, daughter of a carpenter and a sheepherd, took up the blade in their ruler's absence, defending her home from an onslaught of
rival tribesmen as much with shrewd coodination and direction of her fellow townsfolk as with her own blade. When the lord returned, he took
the young elven woman into his court as a general, in recognition of her deeds- and, eventually, took her as his bride.
The Lindström tribal lands never became large, for conquest was neither the interest of the lord nor his lovely wife, but it was always
prosperous, exporting to other lordships their sheep's cheese and fish in great volume. Many whispered that the lovely Lady Lindstrom was
blessed by Freyr herself, for both her strong sword arm and boundless fertility seemed to mimic that of the goddess herself.
Elves, however, are much longer lived than most races, and eventually the lady Lindström found herself outliving not only her beloved husband,
but her children, as well, and their children...
When the christian monks came to Sweden, among those interested in their religion was the ageless Lady Lindström, weary of her long life defending
her people from the countless raiding tribesmen. She wanted peace, and these monks preached a kind of peace that the gods of Asgard had long
failed to give her.
In time, the people of sweden followed, and as the land softened and became more civilized, so too did the now centuries-old Lady Jelena, now
Baroness Lindström, her maternal body softening to match the changes of the times as her sword arm became less and less needed. Now, one who
knew the baroness in her time as a tribal lord would hardly recognize her, gone from a strong-shouldered, flat-chested warrior woman found as often
on the training fields drilling her troops as she was in her great hall settling disputes to a maternal, soft-figured woman, most often found penning
poetry and attending mass.
