List of fictional swordswomen

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This is a list of fictional swordswomen, female characters who are professional or expert or trained in use of the sword, and whose sword skills comprise a significant part of their identities. These are most often characters in works of fantasy or alternate history, but not always.

• Katherine Talbot, in The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
• character in The Blue Sword
• Xena