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I haven't heard anything about nomadic women shooting from horseback. I suspect that this is either a myth or, at best, unverified information. And even if they wanted to, nomadic warriors couldn't have hit the eye of a squirrel, as they didn't have squirrels around:D. However, there was a queen of the Sarmatians – that is, horse archers – who was attacked by the Persian king Cyrus, and she defeated and killed him, then put his head in a bag of blood, telling him to drink his fill of what he so desired. If I'm not mistaken, she also fought, but I highly doubt it.
Regarding Olga – it wasn't just her; many female rulers led their troops into battle. But, oh my, they didn't actually fight! In general, leaders of large armies rarely entered the fray (although, of course, there were exceptions – take, for example, the Duke of Flanders, who, already an old blind man, went into battle and, according to the chronicle, personally killed several enemies).
Regarding sieges – yes, during sieges, women often fought, but not with weapons in their hands, but by throwing stones and other debris at the heads of the attackers or pouring boiling resin or boiling water.
Regarding Hastings – everything is so stylized there that it's hard to tell who is a man and who is a woman if the woman was wearing armor. But it's an interesting fact. If it's not too much trouble, Archer, could you tell me where I can see this (besides the place where this tapestry is kept:D)? And if the woman wasn't wearing armor, then it doesn't mean anything – no one said that women never killed anyone.
I agree that participating in battles, specifically during the MIDDLE Ages, was not typical for women; it was considered immoral (I'm talking about Europe). A woman was supposed to be the guardian of the hearth. However, the fact that they received some training is more relevant to the early Middle Ages and is practically beyond doubt. And if there was training, then there should be precedents for its application, but the thing is that I think this wasn't particularly highlighted in the chronicles, due to the downplaying of men's achievements.
Regarding the tapestry, I watched an English program about the Battle of Hastings, and this moment was given some attention, so I remember it. By the way, she wasn't wearing armor:), but there was a knight in armor...:D, but here, artistic embellishments by the authors of the tapestry are possible.:cool: