"Lady Sofia" Gown from Una (225L - We <3 Roleplay Event *June Edition*. Includes Mesh Gown and Belt in Silver, Gold and Copper. Available in 6 Color Options)
"Bell Flower - Color 6" Hair Dress from Naminoke (225L - We <3 Roleplay Event *June Edition*. Includes L & R Mesh Hair Dress Pieces with Copy & Mod Permissions. Available in 6 Color Options)
Location: Garden of Absentia
"On her husband's death in 911, Æthelflæd became Myrcna hlædige, "Lady of the Mercians".
Ian Walker describes her succession as the only case of a female ruler
of a kingdom in Anglo-Saxon history and "one of the most unique events
in early medieval history".
In Wessex, royal women were not allowed to play any political role;
Alfred's wife was not granted the title of queen and was never a witness
to charters. In Mercia, Alfred's sister Æthelswith had been the wife of
King Burgred of Mercia;
she had witnessed charters as queen and had made grants jointly with
her husband and in her own name. Æthelflæd benefited from a Mercian
tradition of queenly importance, and was able to play a key role in the
history of the early tenth century as Lady of the Mercians, which would
not have been possible in Wessex."
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