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From: Gareth <>
Subject: Re: Medieval women ?
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 10:07:19 +0000
In-Reply-To: <4hdlu2$ngp@knot.queensu.ca>
On 4 Mar 1996, Watts Treena I wrote:
>
> The Alexiad is about a Greek (?) princess who lived during the First
> Crusade (?). It contains several references to women in battle.
>
> Treena
>
>
"The Alexiad" was written by Princess Anna Comnena, the daughter of the
Byzantine Emperor Alexius II. It is mostly written in praise of Alexius,
but despite this is still a fairly reliable account of the period. And
yes, there are referances in it to women in battle.
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