Other goddesses were seen as protectors of territories and even warrior-women. This female landscape was connected to all kinds of cultures, including classical, Christian, and native European cultures with women (Women in Early Medieval Europe 33-39). .
Examples of these "super natural" women are seen in The Saga of the Volsungs. It is obvious that women had a greater psychic ability than do the men, and while Odin is the main magician, Hljod, Sigrun, and Brynhild each have their own magical powers that put the men under their control in certain instances. Brynhild is always interpreting dreams and making prophesies.
In reference to the "mother-goddess," it seems that Signy, the twin sister and wife of Sigmund, plays this nurturer role to her husband when she takes him food while he is being held captive and also hiding in the forest. She also comes through as a provider again when she rescues Sigmund and Sigurd from death by giving them food and a sword to free themselves with. .
An example of the warrior-woman would be Hljod, who is portrayed as a shield-maiden that frequents many battlefields, appearing as a crow. Another great example of a shield-maiden was Brynhild, who showed just how chaos could happen with female warriors. She directly disobeyed Odin and entered a battle where she murdered the king that Odin had promised victory to. Because of this, Odin sentenced her to sleep, and told her that she would never win a battle again (Women in Early Medieval Europe 156-157). This also shows that men still do have power, but these women were not afraid to defy their roles.
As one can see in this saga, the world was seen as having a female spirit, and these super natural women had many powers. The female gender was a huge part in mythology, and was used to understand the arrangement of the land and heavens.
Medieval Society during the fifth and sixth centuries also had closely tied kinship patterns.