"Your sister is Boudica, Bringer of Victory. Remember that."
Before Arthur and Merlin ... a warrior queen rose to defend her people. There have always been songs and tales coming from the mists of the British Isles, and Boudica is probably the most famous of all legends, not counting the fabled man who pulled the sword of the stone. But Boudica was flesh and blood, a woman who terrorized the Roman invaders and rose up in defiance against them when they tried to enslave her people. She paid dearly for that, of course, but even today, she remains a symbol of courage and bravery.
Long live the Queen!
Boudica means Bringer of Victory (from the early Celtic word “boudeg”). She is the last defender of the Celtic culture in Britain; the only woman openly to lead her warriors into battle and to stand successfully against the might of Imperial Rome -- and triumph.
(from Goodreads)
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