Although women are physically weaker than men, they carried a great advantage in battle during the early medieval days before the Norman invasion. Because they seemed to have lost their natural maternal instincts (and the reason for these women to lose their maternal instincts makes my imagination go in overdrive! On the other hand, not [...]

The status of women under Danelaw, or the Old English Law, is the most controversial topic of the Anglo-Saxon period. Some argue that the years before the Norman Invasion were surprisingly bright years for women in that they were allowed to own land, hold important offices in the political arena, and practice medicine and law. [...]