DarkElf_Mairead on 19/2/2006 at 18:17
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
I would think not being terribly obvious would be a GOOD thing, yes? Would you rather they were given afros and spears? :rolleyes:
That's not what I meant. I was covering for the fact that it seems like I'm not very observant, which is true :erg:
DarthMRN on 22/2/2006 at 22:33
Nice link, Vimes. I dig warrior women, and have been looking for info like this. Still, it seems the number of women were vastly lower than men, supporting my assumption that few women turned to the fighting arts willingly. From the link it seems that the ones who actually did fight were either forced by circumstance, or were nobles leading armies.
Holy Thief on 23/2/2006 at 09:44
I've been a re-enactor for about seven years and fought everything from Vikings to Lancastrians. Women who fought had too, I'ts not the kind of thing you would have voluntered for lightly. Even now women who fight tend to do it for fun but you still get the bastards on the battlefield who don't agree with women fighting and will hit you a bit harder as a warning that its not your place to be. It takes a strong woman to achieve her place and I have been through 37 battles. I am retired now at the age of 34 and have taken up thieving as a hobby.:ebil:
