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“Wherefore, they deemed [their womenfolk] to be, in truth, something sacred and prescient, neither spurning their counsels nor disregarding their opinions.”

inesse quin etiam sanctum aliquid et providum putant, nec aut consilia earum aspernantur aut responsa neglegunt.

Tacitus, On the Origin and Disposition of the Germans, VIII,2.


  • Arthur Rackham, “Brunhilde, illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, 1910” oil on Canvas.
    http://www.wikigallery.org/