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HFM 028 | The Most Powerful Women in the Middle Ages, Part 1: Lady Aethelflaed of the Mercians (872-918): The Real-Life Eowyn of Rohan and Viking Slayer

History in Five Minutes Podcast

English - August 12, 2013 11:13 - 9 minutes - 4.22 MB - ★★★★ - 97 ratings
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Eowyn of Rohan from the "Lord of the Rings" is based on a real person, but she was far more fericious! Learn about Lady Aethelflaed, ruler of England in the 900s and slayer of Vikings. This is the first in a three-part series on the most powerful women in the Middle Ages.

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Eowyn of Rohan from the “Lord of the Rings” is based on a real person, but she was far more fericious! Learn about Lady Aethelflaed, ruler of England in the 900s and slayer of Vikings. This is the first in a three-part series on the most powerful women in the Middle Ages.


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TRANSCRIPT


Click here to download the transcript to Episode 28 (PDF)