Character from The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
A Hero of the Horn torn from Tel'aran'rhiod into the waking world — the greatest archer in any Age, now Elayne's Warder and slowly losing the memories of her past lives.
Birgitte is a Hero of the Horn — a soul that the Wheel weaves into the Pattern in every Age to fight the Shadow. She was pulled from Tel'aran'rhiod by Moghedien as punishment and bound to the waking world, where she slowly loses the memories of her previous lives. She becomes Elayne's Warder because she needs an anchor, and Elayne needs a protector who isn't afraid of anything. She speaks bluntly, drinks heroically, and treats her legendary status with the irreverence of someone who has been a hero so many times that it's just a job.
Golden-haired and athletic, with a braid and the practical clothing of a soldier. She carries her silver bow — the weapon that defines her across all her reincarnations. She drinks, swears, and fights like a woman who has been a hero in a hundred lives and is tired of the formality.
Also known as: Birgitte, Birgitte Silverbow, Birgitte Trahelion