Bodil of Denmark
Modern Standardized Name
Queen Bodil of Denmark
Titles
Queen of Denmark
Expedition Date/s
1103
Biography
Queen Bodil of Denmark is the earliest identifiable woman to have undertaken an independent crusade.
Associates
King Eric of Denmark
Source
Kurt Villads Jensen, Crusading at the Edges of Europe: Denmark and Portugal c.1000-c.1250 (London and New York: Routledge, 2017), pp. 109.
Citation
“Bodil of Denmark,” Independent Crusaders Project, accessed October 6, 2024, https://independentcrusadersproject.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/2346.