  We propose a new equation of state for nuclear matter based on a generalized
Skyrme model which is consistent with all current constraints on the observed
properties of neutron stars. This generalized model depends only on two free
parameters related to the ranges of pressure values at which different
submodels are dominant, and which can be adjusted so that mass-radius and
deformability constraints from astrophysical and gravitational wave
measurements can be met. Our results support the Skyrme model and its
generalizations as good candidates for a low energy effective field-theoretic
description of nuclear matter even at extreme conditions such as those inside
neutron stars.
