something from European history
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Girls With Swords!, For Erin
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It is pretty interesting, from a psychology standpoint, considering how submissive women are supposed to be in many Asian cultures that there is a BIG fetish for strong dominant women who play with weapons.
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Again some sword girls
Naraku
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Artemisia was raped as a teen by a fellow artist and family friend, Agostino Tassi. Tassi was convicted; not of rape, but of violating the Gentileschi family honor.
Artemisia often painted biblical heroines, including several Judiths. Most are believed to be self portraits.
Self portrait:
Susanna and the Elders:
Jael and Sisera:
Kiduttaja
Consul
and maybe that's why the last Judith I posted is more gruesome than the one of Cranach...
Here another one (XIX century)
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Historically women in medieval Europe could inherit title. land and power and the obligations which came with it. And of course daddy's sword would be parts of that inheritance. Based on the coat of arms around this woman I'd guess we are dealing with that type of scenario.
Two very famous examples of women who commanded military forces are Katherine of Aquitaine (who didn't actually lead her troops on the battlefield) and Matilda of Tuscany (who did and was known to have crossed swords with male opponents).
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One of my favorites is Caterina Sfoza, Countess of Forli, who led a force that captured and then held the Castel Sant'Angelo while 7 months pregnant. Later, she defended her city against the Venetians (successfully) and Cesare Borgia (ultimately, unsuccessfully).
