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The Woman King is a 2022 American historical action-adventure film about the Agojie, the all-female warrior unit that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries. Set in the 1820s, the film stars Viola Davis as a general who trains the next generation of warriors to fight their enemies.
Driven from his throne, Metabus is chased into the wilderness by armed Volsci, his infant daughter in his hands. The river Amasenus blocked his path, and, fearing for the child's welfare, Metabus bound her to a spear. He promised Diana that Camilla would be her servant, a warrior virgin. He then safely threw her to the other side, and swam ...
Starring Viola Davis as General Nanisca, a trailer for "The Woman King" shows that the film is "based on true (historical) events." To be released on Sept. 16.
Combat Girls (the original title is Kriegerin, the German term for a female warrior) is a 2011 German drama film written and directed by David Wnendt [].It had its international premiere at the 2011 São Paulo International Film Festival where Alina Levshin was awarded as best actress.
The Swedish heroine Blenda advises the women of Värend to fight off the Danish army in a painting by August Malström (1860). The female warrior samurai Hangaku Gozen in a woodblock print by Yoshitoshi (c. 1885). The peasant Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) led the French army to important victories in the Hundred Years' War. The only direct ...
The term Shield-maiden is a calque of the Old Norse: skjaldmær.Since Old Norse has no word that directly translates to warrior, but rather drengr, rekkr and seggr can all refer to male warrior and bragnar can mean warriors, it is problematic to say that the term meant female warrior to Old Norse speakers.
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Young Woman and the Sea,” currently playing in theaters. While Joachim Rønning read the script for “Young ...
Memories of the Sword (Korean: 협녀: 칼의 기억; Hanja: 俠女: 칼의 記憶; RR: Hyeomnyeo: Kar-ui gi-eok; lit."Female Warrior: Memories of the Sword") is a 2015 South Korean martial arts period action film co-written and directed by Park Heung-sik, starring Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun.