
Fredegund and Brunhild: a tale of two queens
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What Do Both of These Women Have in Common?
Their lives are extraordinarily similar because they face a lot of the same challenges. But we also see that they each have different talents, or i might say, a different skill set, that they bring to the table. Whereas brunhild is definitely renowned for her diplomacy, she was great at forging alliances and building relationships with other women. Fredegand has a real knack for military strategy, and she's renowned as a military leader. She comes up with some incredible battle strategies. And even a battle strategy that shows up in shakespeare's macbeth. So they definitely rely on a differentEach have different talents that they're able to use. I always think of brunhild more
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