Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Women wielding swords/daggers/bows in the past

Aleksey G. · 29th December 2008, 01:37 PM

Hello,
After telling my friends wife about my "sword collecting" hobby,
and showing her some of my collection, she curiosly asked me a very interesting question (or technically several questions) that after thinking about it I realized I dont know much about.

The questions were (paraphrasing):

What kinda weapons(edged) could women be allowed and would wield in the past and in what cultures?
were there really women assasins and in which cultures what what did they use?

I know the questions are broad but I thought if everybody could contribute
something it might make for an interesting discussion.

Please feel free to include any countries and cultures:
China, Japan, Middle-East, Inonesia, India, Europe and others...
Any edged weapons (in hand and throwing) and maybe archery?,

Any small bits of information are welcome.

Happy New Year,
Aleksey.

29th December 2008, 01:37 PM	#1
Aleksey G. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 70	Women wielding swords/daggers/bows in the past Hello, After telling my friends wife about my "sword collecting" hobby, and showing her some of my collection, she curiosly asked me a very interesting question (or technically several questions) that after thinking about it I realized I dont know much about. The questions were (paraphrasing): What kinda weapons(edged) could women be allowed and would wield in the past and in what cultures? were there really women assasins and in which cultures what what did they use? I know the questions are broad but I thought if everybody could contribute something it might make for an interesting discussion. Please feel free to include any countries and cultures: China, Japan, Middle-East, Inonesia, India, Europe and others... Any edged weapons (in hand and throwing) and maybe archery?, Any small bits of information are welcome. Happy New Year, Aleksey.