Women in Medieval Warfare

Primary Sources

Four Arthurian Romances from Chretien de Troyes - added August 9, 2002 

Medieval Women: Warfare and Military Activity - several texts translated by Helen Nicholson - added May 25, 2003

Joan of Arc's victory at Orleans (1428), according to the Commentaries of Pius II - added September 1, 2003

Joan of Arc's campaigns, from the Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet - added November 11, 2001

Books, Chapters and Articles

Amdur, Ellis, The Role of Arms-Bearing Women in Japanese History - from Journal of Asian Martial Arts v.5 (1996) - added September 13, 2002

Blythe, James M., Women in the Military: Scholastic Arguments and Medieval Images of Female Warriors - from History of Political Thought v.22 n.2 (2001) - added July 7, 2002

DeVries, Kelly, Teenagers at War During the Middle Ages - from The Premodern Teenager: Youth in Society, 1150-1650 (2002) - added July 24, 2002

Duncan, David J., Scholarly Views Of Shajarat Al-Durr: A Need For Consensus - from Arab Studies Quarterly (2000) - added April 29, 2005

Larsdatter, Karen, Women of Peace and War: The Roles of European Women at the Siege of Acre - from The Oak 13 - added June 3, 2002

 Maier, Christopher T., The roles of women in the crusade movement: a survey - from The Journal of Medieval History v.30 n.1 (2004) - added March 1, 2004

Normann, Lena, Women or Warrior? The Construction of Gender in Old Norse Myth - from Old Norse Myths, Literature and Society: Proceedings of the 11th International Saga Conference (2000) - added August 20, 2002 (PDF file)

Links to Other Web Sites

http://www.libraryautomation.com/valerieeads/medievalwomeninwar.html - Medieval Women and War - by Valerie Eads 

http://www.libraryautomation.com/valerieeads/matilda.html - Matilda of Tuscany - Valerie Eads devotes a page to Countess Matilda of Tuscany, an 11th century military commander

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