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Boudica or Boudicca (/ ˈ b uː d ɪ k ə, b oʊ ˈ d ɪ k ə /, from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug, pronounced [ˈbɨðɨɡ]) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61.
She is a legendary Scottish warrior woman and martial arts teacher who trains the legendary Ulster hero Cú Chulainn in the arts of combat. Texts describe her homeland as Scotland ( Alpeach ); she is especially associated with the Isle of Skye , where her residence Dún Scáith ("Fortress of Shadows") stands.
Rani Velu Nachiyar formed a woman's army named "udaiyaal" in honour of her adopted daughter – Udaiyaal, who died detonating a British arsenal. Nachiar was one of the few rulers who regained her kingdom and ruled it for 10 more years. Chand Bibi (1550–1599), also known as Chand Khatun or Chand Sultana, was an Indian Muslim woman warrior. She ...
The "Lady of Vix" was a young Celtic woman of exceptionally high standing, who suffered from pituitary adenoma and otitis media. [ 70 ] Skeletal finds in graves provide the following age statistics for the ancient Celts: the average age at death was 35 years old; 38 for men and 31 for women.
Goll mac Morna - warrior of the Fianna and uneasy ally of Fionn mac Cumhaill; Liath Luachra - Fionn's foster mother and a great warrior; Liath Luachra - tall, hideous warrior of the Fianna who shares his name with Fionn's foster mother; Oisín - son of Fionn mac Cumhaill, warrior of the Fianna and a great poet; Oscar - warrior son of Oisín and ...
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Territory of the Celtiberi with possible location of tribes Bronze Celtiberian fibula representing a warrior (3rd–2nd century BC) The cultural stronghold of Celtiberians was the northern area of the central meseta in the upper valleys of the Tagus and Douro east to the Iberus ( Ebro ) river, in the modern provinces of Soria , Guadalajara ...
Celtic Religion in Pre-Christian Times. Andover-Harvard Theological Library. Arenas-Esteban, J. Alberto (2010). Celtic religion across space and time: fontes epigraphici religionvm celticarvm antiqvarvm. Toledo: Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha. ISBN 978-84-7788-589-4. de Bernardo Stempel, Patrizia (2003). "Die sprachliche Analyse ...