tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3760835265029881150..comments2024-03-29T14:49:20.560+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: A Hero MythKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-53508949006595640562016-05-05T07:57:19.973+01:002016-05-05T07:57:19.973+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Besides the Nine Witch Queens of Ys, ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Besides the Nine Witch Queens of Ys, I can think of at least two other witch queens found in the works of Poul Anderson: Skuld, the treacherous half sister of King Hrolf Kraki, whom we see in HROLF KRAKI'S SAGA; and Queen Gunnhild, the wife of Erik Blood-ax, the "heroine" of MOTHER OF KINGS.<br /><br />And there has been any number of wicked queens in real history. I'll list some: Athaliah, the Queen Mother of Judah who massacred all but one of the royal family to usurp the throne (see 2 Kings 11); Empress Wu of T'ang Dynasty China who deposed her own son to seize the throne; Empress Irene of the Eastern Roman Empire who did the same thing; Catherine II of Russia who deposed her husband Peter III to usurp the throne (and probably at least connived in his murder). And I'm sure there were others!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com