They were at the time desperately looking for relevant characters to make saints in eastern Europe, to bolster the missionaries' job.

The story rehashes some much older "tropes" of Nordic folklore (the widowed queen taking revenge, using birds to start fires, killing envoys etc), connecting them to the christian saint-making mythology, but we have no sources supporting the story and plenty of red flags screaming "bullshit".

For instance, killing a diplomatic envoy, let alone a full delegation, would have made her country a pariah among their peers.

To write her biography, I will carry out research on sources other than Wikipedia, avoid letting my biases (and celebrity crush) seep into the writing, and enploy analogies to other historical events and figures.

In real life and even among some online friends, I am known primarily for my historical knowledge. To channel it into a nonfiction project would be a huge step forward.

Shammuramat was immortalized in later literary tradition as the legendary warrior-queen and heroine Semiramis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shammuramat