Brigitta Scherzenfeldt

Brigitta Scherzenfeldt
Born
Brigitta Christina Scherzenfeldt

1684
Bäckaskog, Sweden
Died1736 (aged c. 52)
Stockholm, Sweden
Other namesBrigitta Christina Bernow;
Brigitta Christina Lindström;
Brigitta Christina Ziems;
Brigitta Christina Renat ?
Occupation(s)Memoirist, weaving teacher
Known forLiving as a slave amongst the Dzungars
Spouse(s)Mats Bernow;
Johan Lindström;
Michael Ziems;
Johan Gustaf Renat ?
The Dzungar costume of Brigitta Scherzenfeldt in Livrustkammaren - 43169

Brigitta Christina Scherzenfeldt, as married Bernow, Lindström, Ziems, and Renat (1684 – 4 April 1736), was a Swedish memoirist and weaving teacher who was captured during the Great Northern War and lived as a slave over 15 years in the Dzungar Khanate in Central Asia.[1] She dictated her memoirs, describing her life as a slave, after her release. Her story is regarded as a unique source of information about life among the Dzungars.[2]

  1. ^ Höjer Signe, Blomquist Gunvor, red (1986). Starka kvinnor: ett urval märkliga kvinnoöden från radioserien Värt att veta. (Strong women. A selection from the radio series Worth to Know) Stockholm: Sveriges radio. Libris 8358124. ISBN 91-522-1658-6 (in Swedish)
  2. ^ Höjer Signe, Blomquist Gunvor, red (1986). Starka kvinnor: ett urval märkliga kvinnoöden från radioserien Värt att veta. (Strong women. A selection from the radio series Worth to Know) Stockholm: Sveriges radio. Libris 8358124. ISBN 91-522-1658-6 (in Swedish)