Celtic And Arabian Societies: A Comparative Analysis

Many societies have warrior women but the two societies that stood out were the Celtic and the Arabian societies. Though these civilizations may seem like ordinary societies at first they possess fierce women warriors that have successfully led troops into battle. Even though these are completely different societies they posed similarities when it came to women in battle. In addition, these civilizations also shared similarities when it came to the positions that women were allowed to hold in the society. Nevertheless, these similarities both Celtic and Arabian civilizations had different views when it came to the treatment of women. Both civilizations also had different viewpoints when it came to life after the death of a spouse. Despite containing

For instance, in The Lives of Ancient Celtic Women it states “The practice of bearing arms was relatively common among women. Women were recorded as haven taken part in the final battle against Caius Suetonius Paulinus” (1). This line reveals that women in Celtic societies were allowed to participate in battle and that women often were armed in Celtic society. Furthermore, The Lives of Ancient Celtic Women mentions several Celtic women to help illustrate how normal it was for Celtic woman to participate in battle. For instance. The Lives of Ancient Celtic Women mentions Boudicca who “is honored to the present for leading the last major revolt against the Romans in Britain” (2). As a result, of mentioning Boudicca The Lives of Ancient Celtic Women demonstrate how often Celtic women participated in battle. Moreover, Jones writes “The center of the battle was always occupied by the battle queen in her litter with her accompanying retinue” (13). This quote reveals that similar to the Celtic society Arabian women were also allowed to participate in

In the Celtic society women were looked at as equals to men and were protected under the law. For example, in The Lives of Ancient Celtic Women it states “women nonetheless enjoyed many legal protections. Women could not be married against their will. They may have been allowed to choose their husbands, through families were undoubtedly involved in marriage decisions…Divorce was a relatively simple matter and could be requested by either partner” (3). This quote shows that Celtic women received rights and that they were perceived as equal since women were also allowed to initiate divorce and receive their property back after getting divorced. However, unlike the Celtic women, Arabian women were not viewed as equals but as “goddesses”. An example, is when Jones writes “In all historical periods, ancient and modern, allowing the battle queen to be taken by the enemy brought terrible shame to an Arab Warrior. Her fighting spirit was sacred, and was camel litter, the hoodah, that bore her in battle” (13), suggesting that Arabian women were looked at as goddess since if she was taken Arabian warriors would be