Her ability was acknowledged by friend and 'foe' alike.
Many considered him a 'foe' of democracy.
political 'foes'
(..) and slay an enemy... too cunning for a whole nation to defeat... then the day must come when he will be... a deadlier foe to England than Ragnar ever was. With or without God's sanction... I tell you, as your king, this cannot be. (..)1958 The Vikings