Sarmatia

From: Adriana Kamenetsky
Message: 2949
Date: 2000-08-03

   The unmarried Sarmatian women were warriors, fighting next to their men; at early adulthood, they would even burn out their right breast to become better archers. What a painful sacrifice for the sake of victory! Those heroic genes must have come from some- where.
   However, I wonder if that fact changed the view on women as a whole in the Sarmatian society.
   For example,  tzaritza Olga (890-969) enjoyed her rulership of Russia, having shown ruthlessness, determination and strength as any other successful ruler. Before the invasion of Mongolo-Tartars for 300 years, the Russian women were quite equal to men in their rights. But after,... their were locked up in terems(houses) to become only the heir-producers, were supposed to ware more coverings, and lost all their rights. Too many rapes were witnessed, to much humiliation, too much cruelty and disrespect filtrated into society from the invadors. Perhaps equality was reestablished this century because we were needed so many times during the wars for survival.
   Maybe it always worked like that.
   Patriarchy or matriarchy will always produce disbalance and revolt.