BOEDICEA
QUEEN OF CELTS
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BOEDICEA
QUEEN OF CELTS
The Greatest of
British Heroines
"She was huge of frame, terrifying of
aspect, and with a harsh voice. A great mass of bright red hair fell to her
knees: She wore a great twisted golden necklace, and a tunic of many colors,
over which was a thick mantle, fastened by a brooch. Now she grasped a spear,
to strike fear into all who watched her . . .. "
—Dio Cassius (Webster, 54)
Statue of
Boadicea by Thomas Thornycroftclich above for an nice instrumental Enya song
Written histories of Boadicea, and of early
Britain in general, are found in two classical manuscripts, which were most
likely derived from the same original source
The historian Tacitus wrote his history only
fifty years after the events of A.D. 60, and it was said that his father-in-law
Agricola was able to give an eyewitness account of the rebellion.
Dio Cassius also gave his account of the
events. Although both are biased accounts, they provide the basic chronological
framework of early Roman Britain.
Attempts to turn to archaeological discoveries
to help pinpoint the exact events has been unsuccessful, since much of the data
was destroyed during pillaging and a significant amount of the land has never
been excavated due to a lack of funds, and so information is limited.
Between AD 61 and AD 63 Boadicea led her Iceni
people to a glorious war against the Romans. The Iceni Celts had submitted
their kingdom in East Anglia to the conquering Romans and the rule of Emperor
Claudius in AD 43. In AD 61, Prasutagus, Boadicea's husband and King of the Iceni
died. A dispute followed during which Boadicea, was publicly beaten by the
soldiers of the emperor, and her two daughters raped.
The Iceni were insulted and rose in revolt led
by their queen Boadicea. So successful was the uprising that the Romans were almost
defeated. Unfortunately for the Iceni and their allies, the military skill of
the Roman army finally led to the crushing of the rebellion. After the revolt,
Roman rule was re-established. For almost two glorious years, Boadicea pillaged
the Roman settlements. She remains to this day, the greatest of the heroines of
Britain.
Kindly Regards
Georgios
Updated February 21th, 2009
In the Irish
Mythology Fionnuala of Fionn Ghuallainn the "fai-shouldered" was
daughter of king Lir of the Tuatha de Danann. In the myths and legends
she was changed (metamorphosis) to a swan and cursed by her stepmother
Aoife. Finnualla wandered teh lakes, the rivers and the whole green
Eire with her brothers for 900 years.