Quote of the Day

[steepholm]

From Down with the Romans by Stewart Ross (2006), in which we meet a kinder, gentler Boudicca:

‘There are times,’ she sighed, ‘when I wish I wasn’t queen of the Iceni.’

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[hafren.livejournal.com]

How do these things get published?

[sovay]

‘There are times,’ she sighed, ‘when I wish I wasn’t queen of the Iceni.’

*blink*

May I recommend Rosemary Sutcliff's Song for a Dark Queen (1978) stat?

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Oh you may, you may - Sutcliff is wonderful, and I haven't read that one yet.

but even Homer nods

[hafren.livejournal.com]

Mind you, in Blood and Sand, Sutcliff does have a young bridegroom noticing on his wedding night that his bride has "woman bits". Alas, his "manhood" puts in an appearance too....

Re: but even Homer nods

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Eek! Probably he puts it over his head so that he doesn't have to see the woman bits...

[sovay]

a young bridegroom noticing on his wedding night that his bride has "woman bits". Alas, his "manhood" puts in an appearance too....

Oh, man. My retinas were right here a minute ago . . .

[sovay]

Sutcliff is wonderful, and I haven't read that one yet.

It's quite good; the life of Boudicca narrated by Cadwan, a bard of the Iceni, intercut with letters sent home by the young Gnaeus Julius Agricola. Consider it recommended!

[gair.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

We thought of you and lady_schrapnell yesterday, in Cardiff Castle - they have an excellent new introductory film thingy, featuring evil Roman centurions oppressing gentle, slightly feckless curly-haired Welsh boys in t-shirts, and with scary blood-red Roman eagles projected all round the room. Totally worth seeing.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! I/we shall go with Box Brownie at the ready. (p.s. I left an email for gerald, re. Pan's Labyrinth).