Shield maidens and the heroic genre - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Frodo Baggins · 02-03-2003, 07:03 AM

Yes, Vardamar, I was goind to say that.

Boudica, a warrior queen of the Iceni (a sub tribe of the Celts) decided to try giving the ROmans a taste of their own medicine. She even sacked Londonium (London) which was then a somewhat large (in comparison) Roman outpost. And even though there were many men in her army, a lot of her warriors were Celtic women! (Eowyn actually sort of reminds me of Boudica.)

And then there is the frightening warrior queen Brunhilde. Who killed several of her husbands and was a feared warrior throughout barbaric Europe.

[ February 03, 2003: Message edited by: Frodo Baggins ]

02-03-2003, 07:03 AM	#11
Frodo Baggins Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bag-End, Under-Hill, Hobbiton-across-the Water Posts: 606	Yes, Vardamar, I was goind to say that. Boudica, a warrior queen of the Iceni (a sub tribe of the Celts) decided to try giving the ROmans a taste of their own medicine. She even sacked Londonium (London) which was then a somewhat large (in comparison) Roman outpost. And even though there were many men in her army, a lot of her warriors were Celtic women! (Eowyn actually sort of reminds me of Boudica.) And then there is the frightening warrior queen Brunhilde. Who killed several of her husbands and was a feared warrior throughout barbaric Europe. [ February 03, 2003: Message edited by: Frodo Baggins ] __________________ "I'm your huckleberry....that's just my game."