Out of all chapters in Machiavelli’s The Prince, I did not expect the one that says: “DO NOT RELY ON MERCENARIES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES” to be still relevant in our day and age, but I guess here we are?
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Birka’s warrior woman
This grave was found on Birka (Björko) in 1878. The grave contained human remains, remains from two horses, bowls, weaponry, a shield(boss), a chess game and saddle stirrups. The burial room was built in wood. Most likely the person was buried seated, with the bones collapsing on themselves. Some remains of textile were found.
The assumption that the person was a man was quickly made and the “high status burial of a Viking warrior” was often cited in research.
It would take until 2017 when both osteological and genetic testing proved the person was in fact a woman. To this day it is the only genetically and archaeologically proven female warrior from the Viking age.
The reason I say genetically AND archaeologically is because it is assumed that gender was a very loose concept in the Germanic age. Biological gender wasn’t necessarily denied, but there are indications that people would take on “the role” of the other gender. A woman could “step up” as a man’s son, as seen in blood feud tales where the patriarch is killed, but if there is no son to avenge him, a woman would “take up the role” and set out, armed for revenge.
Biologically male individuals have been found with “female” attributes such as beads, pendants and certain decoration styles.
From the limited amount of research there is, it seems possible that cross-dressing, gender fluidity and gender role exchange were very normal before mass christianization.
Excavated by: Hjalmar Stolpe
Found in: Birka, Björko, Ekerö - Sweden
Drawing by: Hjalmar Stolpe
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So what was that all about lol.
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German vintage postcard about the Rheingold, first drama of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen
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Putin is terrible but credit to him for doing something other than “mysteriously fell out of a high window.”
Really speaks for how he’s grown creatively.
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Have you heard Wagner rebellion? What do you think about it? What does it mean and is there now 3 sides in the war?
Heard. Please understand that Wagner is a Neo Nazi private military company that committed atrocities in Syria, helped to steal Central African gold, and more, on Ru government behalf. They're not rebelling, this is a mutiny. Official reason for which is that Russian military isn't killing Ukrainians efficiently enough. That's just to make it seem justified, but you already understand those are not the rebels.
Based on past reports of Wagner and regular Russian army were competing for munition and fuel, their arresting Ru army officers, infighting, and also based on my experience of seeing the Russian proxies infighting in Luhansk region in 2014 and the subsequent assassination of Mozgovoy, the fucker whose armed drunks were stationed in my town... Yeah no. The cook realized he's expendable and his car gonna go in flames at some point soon, tries to bargain with Putin, still gonna get nixxed.
Hope Wagner and Russian army kill as many of each other as they can before that. Good luck to them both in this.
So tldr, no, there are no three sides.
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Is she onstage during a production of Wagner's "Der Ring Des Nibelungen"?
This is one of those requests where the perfect image for it is just right there and i appreciate it so much
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Ok, putin is not in Sochi. Lol. Where’s he gonna land? I swear that I was mocking about this not long ago.
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Magical Boy Tournament: Round 1
Entrant propaganda:
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He is a kitty!!
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