For those who believe that in all medieval cultures the women stayed home... Not with the Vikings, evidently. Archeologists examining the structure of Viking warrior skeletons rather than simply assuming that because they're buried with armor and weapons they must be male, are finding that approximately half of them are woman...

Take that, patriarchal society!

(with thanks to [livejournal.com profile] supergee for the point!)

From: [identity profile] lollardfish.livejournal.com

Boudica


Hmmm, there was something in the news about her ...



Aha! http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29055933

Jewelry box found from around her time. I'm always skeptical though about linking it to her. That's the sexy newsworthy story, of course.

From: [identity profile] sleigh.livejournal.com

Re: Boudica


Exactly. Anything found that dates to around 60 C.E. gets attributed to Boudica in the headlines.
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