ivarthebadbitch: This spirited heroine assisted her brother greatly with her advice, was of equal se
ivarthebadbitch: This spirited heroine assisted her brother greatly with her advice, was of equal service in building cities, nor could you easily discern, whether it was more owing to fortune or her own exertions, that a woman should be able to protect men at home, and to intimidate them abroad. - William of Malmesbury, Gesta Regum Anglorum -- source link
#aethelflaed#sweet quote