She forced to flee to Calradia and hope to collect enough money to raise an army to reclaim her rightful inheritance. Her husband died of a plague and inherited his lands under his will, but her brother in law dislike women ruling a thane and bribe the servants to overthrow Matheld. She is the daughter of a thane and is married to another thane where they fought together.
She is a Nord woman living in the Northern lands (the Nord homeland).