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<blockquote data-quote="Galloglaich" data-source="post: 4492763" data-attributes="member: 77019"><p>Here are a couple more interesting characters.</p><p></p><p>First, another great swordsman, though from a rather late period, he led a life similar to many of the medieval and ancient heroes.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sir Richard Francis Burton </strong>19th Century - CG</p><p>was an English <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer" target="_blank">explorer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translator" target="_blank">translator</a>, writer, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier" target="_blank">soldier</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalist" target="_blank">orientalist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnologist" target="_blank">ethnologist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics" target="_blank">linguist</a>, poet, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotism" target="_blank">hypnotist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing" target="_blank">fencer</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomat" target="_blank">diplomat</a>. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian, and African languages.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Burton#cite_note-0" target="_blank">[1]</a></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Burton" target="_blank">Richard Francis Burton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></p><p></p><p>You can still buy his excellent, highly informative and still not completely dated book on Swords on Amazon.</p><p>[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Book-Sword-293-Illustrations/dp/0486254348/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223001446&sr=8-1"]Amazon.com: The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations: Sir Richard F. Burton: Books[/ame]</p><p></p><p>and a few more of histories overlooked female warriors and pirates</p><p></p><p><strong>Queen Teuta of Illlyria </strong>CN3rd Century BCIllyrian Female pirate queen and naval commander</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teuta" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teuta</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Ethelfleda</strong> 872-918 AD LG</p><p>Female Saxon warrior, military leader, anti-Viking and privateer</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelfleda" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelfleda</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Anne Dieu-le-Veut</strong></p><p>Female French pirate 17th Century CN</p><p>"In 1683, Anne's husband was killed in a bar fight by the famous buccaneer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurens_de_Graff" target="_blank">Laurens de Graff</a>. She challenged Laurens to a duel to avenge her husbands death (other sources claims she heard him insult her), and while Laurens drew his sword, Anne drew her gun."</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Dieu-Le-Veut" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Dieu-Le-Veut</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Mai Bhago (late 17th century) LG</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Female Sikh warrior and military leader</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Bhago" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Bhago</a></p><p></p><p>And finally, arguably the greatest king England ever had... before there even was an England</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Alfred the Great</strong> LG 849-899 AD</p><p>King of Wessex</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Galloglaich, post: 4492763, member: 77019"] Here are a couple more interesting characters. First, another great swordsman, though from a rather late period, he led a life similar to many of the medieval and ancient heroes. [B]Sir Richard Francis Burton [/B]19th Century - CG was an English [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer"]explorer[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translator"]translator[/URL], writer, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier"]soldier[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalist"]orientalist[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnologist"]ethnologist[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics"]linguist[/URL], poet, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotism"]hypnotist[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing"]fencer[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomat"]diplomat[/URL]. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian, and African languages.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Burton#cite_note-0"][1][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Burton"]Richard Francis Burton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL] You can still buy his excellent, highly informative and still not completely dated book on Swords on Amazon. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Book-Sword-293-Illustrations/dp/0486254348/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223001446&sr=8-1"]Amazon.com: The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations: Sir Richard F. Burton: Books[/ame] and a few more of histories overlooked female warriors and pirates [B]Queen Teuta of Illlyria [/B]CN3rd Century BCIllyrian Female pirate queen and naval commander [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teuta[/URL] [B]Ethelfleda[/B] 872-918 AD LG Female Saxon warrior, military leader, anti-Viking and privateer [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelfleda[/URL] [B]Anne Dieu-le-Veut[/B] Female French pirate 17th Century CN "In 1683, Anne's husband was killed in a bar fight by the famous buccaneer [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurens_de_Graff"]Laurens de Graff[/URL]. She challenged Laurens to a duel to avenge her husbands death (other sources claims she heard him insult her), and while Laurens drew his sword, Anne drew her gun." [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Dieu-Le-Veut[/URL] [B]Mai Bhago (late 17th century) LG [/B]Female Sikh warrior and military leader [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Bhago[/URL] And finally, arguably the greatest king England ever had... before there even was an England [B] Alfred the Great[/B] LG 849-899 AD King of Wessex [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great[/url] [/QUOTE]
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