- Valda the Iron Maiden
Infobox superhero
character_name = Valda
caption = Cover of Arak, Son of Thunder #37 Art by Ernie Colón
publisher =DC Comics
debut = "Arak, Son of Thunder" #3
(August 1981)
creators =Roy Thomas (writer)Ernie Colón (artist)
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alliances = Twelve Peers of Carolus Magnus' court,Shadowpact
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aliases = The Iron Maiden
powers = Brilliantswordsmanship , superbhand to hand combat , excellent horseridingValda the Iron Maiden is a
fictional character created byRoy Thomas andErnie Colón forDC Comics . She debuted in "Arak, Son of Thunder" #3 (August 1981).Unlike other sword-and-sorcery
heroine s (such asRed Sonja ), Valda is practically dressed in a full mail shirt, flat-heeled boots and (often) leather trousers.Fictional character biography
Valda the Iron Maiden was a female knight and one of the Twelve Peers of Carolus Magnus' court. She was born in Aix-la-Chapelle, Frankland in the
8th century A.D., the daughter ofBradamante and (reputedly) Carolus Magnus.After her mother's death in the ambush at
Roncesvalles , Valda was brought up by Carolus Magnus, his court sorceror Malagigi and Bishop Turpin. She was tutored as a swordswoman by theghost of Amadis of Gaul, who she had summoned with a spell that she had overheard Malagigi using. Initially refused knighthood by the king, she posed as the "Knight All in Scarlet" and defeated her uncle, the great knight Rinaldo, in a joust to earn the honour.She was 5' 6" tall, weighed 113 lbs, and had blue eyes and dark brown hair.
She first met
Arak, Son of Thunder while she was under the spell of the sorcerorBaledor and later joined him in searching for Malagigi who had been captured by the sorceress Angelica. Valda and Arak adventured together and fell in love. [ [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=valda The Unofficial Valda the Iron Maiden Biography ] ] [ [http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/08/14/thursday-whos-who-valda-the-iron-maiden/ Mightygodking.com » Blog Archive » Thursday WHOS WHO: Valda (The Iron Maiden)] ]More recently, she was transported to the present day to become a member of the extended
Shadowpact in the "Day of Vengeance " special.References
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