Shieldmaidens
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I have seen bombards split ranks apart the way Marfisa tore through the enemy. Several lances were broken upon her, but she might have been a stone wall struck by a leather ball for all the effect they had on her. The breastplate she wore was of such hard temper that the blows were powerless against her; it was magically wrought, smelted in the fires of Hades, and annealed in the waters of Avernus. Reaching the end of the field she drew rein, turned her steed, and stopped for a moment; then she was off again, charging into her adversaries, scattering them left and right and dipping her sword to the hilt in their gore. Here she lopped off a head, there an arm, while she caught one man such a swipe that he fell to the ground, bust, head, and arms, leaving his belly and legs still astride the mount. She severed him, I say, straight across betwixt hips and ribs, which left him looking like a bust, like those sacred images made of silver, or more often of pure wax, which people both here and in remote parts of the world set up as a tribute of thanks, a votive offering, when they have obtained the answer to a pious prayer.
Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, Canto XIX, 84-85
(Marfisa, Ruggiero’s sister, draws the short straw when her ship touches shore in Alexandretta, “the city of killer women.” Astolfo & the twins Grifon & Aquilant watch as she battles ten men in a tournament—and then, since it’s the custom in that land, has to sleep with ten women all through the next night. Otherwise it’s slavery and death. She avoids slavery and death.)(Source: homilius, via silverturtle)
Nikita + Alex | Won’t Back Down (by babita10)
More Nikita and Alex being badass. (Warning for language, just in case.)
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Someone requested a post of all of the current Strong Female Characters, so here you go.
Favorite Female Characters (In no particular order) - Faith Lehane
“How are you?”
“Five by five.”
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aeryn sun + guns [requested by anonymous]
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fangirl challenge » [1/10] female characters
→ Samantha Carter, Stargate SG-1
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Top 5 Fictional Women…
11 - That I will love till the end of time
- Faith Lehane
- Regina Mills
- Morgana Pendragon
- Helena Wells
- Xena
All five of these women hit the multi-point checklist of squeeflailing when they’re on screen, wanting to wrap them up and take them home with me for safekeeping, want to take them home for *eyebrow wiggle* other reasons, and I’ll scratch your eyes out if you hurt them. And no, I don’t have a type at all…
Send me a number and I’ll write out my top 5 fictional women.
1 - Protagonists
2 - Villains
3 - Superheroes
4 - Magical Girls
5 - Queens/Empresses/Royalty
6 - Who are adorable dorks
7 - That I’d invite to a sleepover/dinner party
8 - That I’d want to go on an adventure with
9 - That I’d want to be friends with
10 - That I’d want to kiss
11 - That I will love till the end of time
12 - Who I think deserved better endings
13 - I wish had better development/writing
14 - I wish had better a love interest(s)
15 - I want to rescue from their horrible narratives
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