A portrait of a Viking shieldmaiden standing amidst the ruins of a once- great village, now reduced to ashes and rubble. Her armor is scorched, and her braids are singed. The background is filled with the remnants of smoldering buildings, with the sky above heavy with dark, swirling clouds. Scorched wooden beams from collapsed structures protrude from the rubble, blackened and twisted by fire. Thin tendrils of smoke rise from smoldering piles of ash and debris, adding a sense of recent destruction. The skeletal remains of a Viking longhouse stand in the background, with its roof caved in and walls partially collapsed. Shredded Viking banners hang limply from broken poles, their once- proud symbols now faded and torn. Standing with one hand over her heart, eyes closed in silent remembrance of those lost in the destruction.