#Cartimandua

[pink-noah]

sooo i love this trend!

and I make my own version 🐆🦊🐎

[wukyma]

She is looking ur poseidon–

His brain malfunctions at the sight of anything cute

[nicolagriffith]

Snippets of the past—tiny cats, massive lakes, women ruling Iron Age Britain

Snippets—tiny cats, hidden lakes, and a powerful reminder (from a brilliant paper in Nature about matrilocal Celtic culture in Britain) that history is just a story—and the story depends on the bias of the storyteller.

Today I’ll focus not on the ugly news topics of the week but on fascinating bits of life in the past, in the form of massive hidden aquifers, cats small enough to curl up on your hand, and—saving the best til last—the proof that in Late Iron Age Britain, women ruled. Lets start with that aquifer. To quote from Live Science, “An enormous water reservoir — likely the largest aquifer of its kind on…

[knocking-on-peoples-non-doors]

yayyyy happy pride from a bunch of my ocs (two months late <3)

layout and. concept of this piece heavily inspired by @spooksier

[bdazzlebooklover]

This was the very first book I read this year, on purpose. I put it off with the sole purpose of starting my new year off with it.

Princess Cartimandua, she is a total badass. @karsakmelanie just knows how to write kick ass, I am woman here me roar, type women. You just know they're put a bunch of jerk guys in their place.

I was rooting so much for Eddin, like "screw Cormag"... But by the halfway point, I was full on Team Cormag. Dude is not just a warrior, he was a great person. He loves Carti with all his heart.

I was flying through this book and it was the perfect beginning to 2024.

Thanks for a great story

[el-candelabro]

Cartimandua: Reina Brigante y Aliada Estratégica de Roma

[pink-noah]

Poseidons have same braincells.

Noah made this amazing art piece for me with princess and fishy and carti the boys are very well behaved fishy caught a spoon and princess well....silver still be tasting good it seems

thank you @pink-noah for the amazing comission <3333

[subaerial-dweller]

queen cartimandua is so girlboss

venutius is Ryan Gosling's Ken (leading a rebellion with all the other Kens)

vellocatus is the True Ken (just along for the ride)

caratacus is also girlbossing. he is unbothered by absolutely anything, making high quality speeches to get himself out of his own execution, absolute feminist, what a guy. love him.

[chicagosavant]

Cartimandua don’t git enuffe luve…

…will say, I believe this original concept was first proposed by Michelle Ziegler in an ‘Heroic Age’ article from years back…

[pink-noah]

Dear Noah, I've been following your work for a long time, although I recently disappeared due to health problems, so it seems I missed a lot. I remember your Carti and Poseidon ship. But now I also see a lot of art with Dionysus. Did I miss something fun?

I also want to note that your artwork is still beautiful and charming, and I'm glad I can see it again

Hi again, anon!! I hope you're recovering well—it's so nice to see you around here again! :D And yes, a lot of fun stuff has happened, dshdhsh. There are designs for other gods scattered throughout the blog, though I'm not sure which ones you've seen.

And yep, they’re a throuple now! While talking with my writer, we figured that Dionysus and Carti would get along super easily because of their personalities. It’s a fun dynamic, especially considering Poseidon and Dionysus together.

I don’t want to spoil too much though, because I really like revealing things through the comic!

[pink-noah]

Both are autist and just loves animals too much~ 👉👈❤

LOVE THIS SO MUCH omggggg!! Im dyiiing rnnn is so cute~

Here i present your poseidon, my fearless gurl

[angusmaclise]

Once my StoryGraph wrapped drops its over for everyone (lie)

[haggishlyhagging]

“Across Britain we saw cemeteries where most individuals were maternally descended from a small set of female ancestors,” explained study author Professor Dan Bradley. “In Yorkshire, for example, one dominant matriline had been established before 400 [BCE]. To our surprise, this was a widespread phenomenon with deep roots on the island.”

Bringing things full circle, the researchers say their findings provide credence to the tales told by the likes of Julius Caesar and other Roman authors. According to these reports, the earliest British rulers were women, including the legendary warrior queens Boudicca and Cartimandua, both of whom kicked a significant chunk of Roman butt in the first century CE.

[pink-noah]

Tsm really u are amazing! <3!!! This come out amazing i really really love u derserve more loveeeeee!!!

An commission for @pink-noah that I've been working on for a very long time. Sorry for all the delays and thank you for your patience :( I've been having trouble drawing lately, with too many things and thoughts on my mind. Maybe it will get easier once I graduate from university

[ladyniniane]

City of Ladies: the game

This post is based on a discussion with @lilias42. The idea was to imagine what an all-women Civilization-like game would look like. Would that be even possible?

This was done for fun, my choice of leaders is in no way a political statement. My goal is to showcase amazing historical ladies. I couldn't include everyone, so some choices were made. Let's go!

Angola: Njinga Mbande

Arabia: Samsi/Al-Khayzuran

Byzantine Empire: Irene of Athens/Theodora the Armenian/Theodora Porphyrogenita/Eudokia Makrembolitissa/Anna Dalassene

Carthage: Elissa-Dido

China: Fu Hao/Queen Dowager Xuan/Wu Zetian/Empress Liu

Celts: Boudica/Cartimandua

Denmark: Thyra of Denmark/Margaret I of Denamrk

Egypt: Merneith/Ahhotep I/Sobekneferu/Hatshepsut

England: Seaxburh of Wessex/Æthelflæd of Mercia/Empress Matilda/Eleanor of Aquitaine/ Elizabeth I

France: Blanche of Castile/ Emma of France/Brunehilda/Fredegund/Anne of France

Georgia: Tamar of Georgia

Germany: Theophanu Skleraina/ Matilda of Quedlinburg

Greece: Laskarina Bouboulina/Manto Mavrogenous

Inca: Mama Huaco/Chañan Cori Coca

India: Rani Lakshmibai/Rudrama Devi/Didda of Kashmir/Ahilyabai Holkar

Italy: Matilda of Tuscany/Joanna I of Naples/Caterina Sforza/Lucrezia Borgia

Japan: Himiko/Empress Suiko/Empress Jito/Hojo Masako

Korea: Seondeok/Jindeok/Empress Myeongseong

Macedonia: Olympias/Eurydice I of Macedon

Maya: Lady K'abel/Wak Chanil Ajaw/ Lady K’awiil Ajaw

Mongolia: Sorghaghtani Beki/Mandukhai Khatun

Nigeria: Amina of Zaria

Nubia: Amanirenas/Amanitore

Ottoman Empire: Hürrem Sultan/Kösem Sultan

Persia/Iran: Atossa/Boran/Qutlugh Turkhan

Poland: Jadwiga of Poland

Roman Empire: Fulvia/ Agrippina the Younger/ Julia Domna/ Galla Placidia

Russia: Catherine the Great/Elizabeth of Russia

Scythians/Sarmatians: Tomyris/Sparethra/Amage/Zarinaia

Senegal: Ndaté Yalla Mbodj

South Africa: Mmanthatisi

Spain: Urraca of León and Castile/Isabella I of Castile

United States of America: Harriet Tubman

+indigenous nations and their leaders such as : The Lady of Cofitachequi/ Weetamoo (Wampanoag)/Nonhelema (Shawnee) / Bíawacheeitchish (Apsáalooke)/Pretty Nose (Arapaho)

Vietnam: The Trưng sisters

Yemen: Arwa al-Sulayhi/Asma bint Shihab

[blueiscoool]

Britain's Oldest Gold Coin Hoard Discovered

The oldest hoard of gold coins in Britain, dating back 2,173 years, was discovered by a metal detectorist.

The 12 Iron Age artifacts were discovered by Stephen Eldridge while scouring fields in Buckinghamshire.

They were built in 150 BC by a tribe in what is now Picardy, France, according to experts at the British Museum.

According to speculation, the coins were likely transferred to Britain in return for Celtic mercenaries who were sent to Gaul in western Europe to fight the Romans.

A hoard from this date is extremely uncommon, even though individual gold coins from this era have been discovered before.

The coins will now likely sell for £30,000 when they are put up for auction at London's Spink & Son.

In November 2019, Mr. Eldridge, 68, discovered the coins in the Buckinghamshire community of Ashley Green.

The Catuvellauni tribe first settled in the region about 150 BC, and during the ensuing century they grew to become the most dominant tribe in Britain.

Mr. Eldridge has put the coins up for auction with London-based coin specialists Spink after going through the treasure process.

The coins' roughly 75% gold content with an alloy of silver and copper was validated by scientific x-ray fluorescence analysis, indicating the economy in which Britain's first gold coinage were circulating.

The coins are now expected to sell for £30,000 when they go under the hammer at London auctioneers Spink & Son

Gregory Edmund, of Spink & Son, said: “Whilst individual gold coins of this period have been recorded across south east England, it is incredibly rare for a trove of this size or date to be uncovered. Contemporary local coinage was simply cast base metal issues called 'potins'. Whoever successfully imported this trove of gold coins would have undoubtedly wielded influence in the region.

They would have been exported, probably in exchange for mercenaries, equipment and hunting dogs to fight the Romans or other tribes in Belgium. Twenty or thirty years after they were deposited we started to get the first British coins in the same style. These coins were in the wealthiest part of the English kingdom. A hoard of this size and period is unprecedented in the archaeological record. There was one other hoard from this period of three coins found. These coins have been well used, it is very clear they are not fresh when they are put in the ground, but still retain remarkable details of a seldom-seen Iron Age art form.

It is often speculated that the portraiture of this coinage was deliberately androgynous despite being modelled on the classical male god Apollo. The feminine styling is probably a reflection of the political significance of women in Iron Age society, that enabled such historical figures as Cartimandua and Boudicca to rise to prominence and our now national folklore. It is incredibly satisfying to assist in the proper recording, academic analysis and now sale of these prestigious prehistoric relics.”

Following the coroner's inquest, the British Museum made the decision to disclaim the coins, which means they now belong to the finder.

The landowner will receive a portion of Mr. Eldridge's earnings.