In this post we are looking at Lady Triệu, a 3rd century warrior from Vietnam who “…fought for freedom from the patriarchy and her Chinese oppressors.” Her successes on the battlefield have led to her story being told and embellished until she resembles a figure from myth rather than reality, but what is the truth?… Continue reading Lady Triệu
Tag: women of myth
Lagertha
Lagertha (also spelt Lathgertha or Ladgerda) was made popular in the six seasons of the Vikings TV show but her character is also a legendary Viking shieldmaiden known from Saxo Grammaticus' early 13th-century CE Gesta Danorum, a work written in Latin and concerning Danish history. But the question remains, was Lagertha a real person? According… Continue reading Lagertha
Calamity Jane
If I were to say Calamity Jane you may well think of the 1953 Western musical film. The musical explored the alleged romance between Calamity and “Wild Bill” Hitchcock in a Dakota town by the name of Deadwood. But what was the reality behind the mask as the film alludes to the idea that Calamity tended to embellish stories of her feats.
Mulan
A new month means a new topic for the blog and this month we try to sort fact from fiction. First off we are going to look at the legendary Mulan.
Pope Joan.
There have been 266 popes and despite any differences they had, they were all male...right? Well, not according to medieval manscusprits, which tell the story of a popess, who disguised as a man ruled for two years under the name Pope John VII. This article asks was Pope Joan real?
Sagas of She 