I love how Tim Osner's writing is cinematic. I feel like this chapter would be an amazing scene in a movie! It has it all - humor and tension! I can see the actors really enjoying performing this scene. The stakes are so high! At any moment the judgement could have gone either way. Did Aile go too far when she compared herself to Isabel de Conches and Sichilgaita of Taranto? Was she going to agree to follow her husband's order and always follow his commands or would she say NO to that? At any moment - something could have gone terribly wrong - but fortunately it didn't! I breathed a sigh of relief after I read this chapter.
Once again - I really appreciate Tim Osner introducing me to the NONFICTIONAL history about women who were armed like knights in The Middle Ages and fought. Joan of Arc is a figure that is beloved by me. There is so much art/theatre/literature/film surrounding her story. As a girl - I was drawn to her because of her mysticism and bravery but also because she was a female warrior. I had never seen anyone else like her before. It is illuminating to read the names of other women in history who also followed a path not usually followed by women during this time.
I love how Tim Osner's writing is cinematic. I feel like this chapter would be an amazing scene in a movie! It has it all - humor and tension! I can see the actors really enjoying performing this scene. The stakes are so high! At any moment the judgement could have gone either way. Did Aile go too far when she compared herself to Isabel de Conches and Sichilgaita of Taranto? Was she going to agree to follow her husband's order and always follow his commands or would she say NO to that? At any moment - something could have gone terribly wrong - but fortunately it didn't! I breathed a sigh of relief after I read this chapter.
Once again - I really appreciate Tim Osner introducing me to the NONFICTIONAL history about women who were armed like knights in The Middle Ages and fought. Joan of Arc is a figure that is beloved by me. There is so much art/theatre/literature/film surrounding her story. As a girl - I was drawn to her because of her mysticism and bravery but also because she was a female warrior. I had never seen anyone else like her before. It is illuminating to read the names of other women in history who also followed a path not usually followed by women during this time.