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Two More Artworks

2012-01-06T17:22:00.000-05:00

I decided to add two more artworks to freshen up the art gallery. The first, "Close Quarters", by famed drawer of Amazons, Bodak, depicts a fierce battle between two groups of women warriors, featuring a close-up of one fight.

The second, "Dueling Topless", an 18th century classic, depicts two women fighting with sabers. According to many accounts, sword and pistol duels were not uncommon among high-born women from the Medieval through the Renaissance periods. They fought topless, not to be sexy, but to avoid infection from wounds inflicted above the waist.

"Carita", star of "The Viking Queen" movie

2012-01-05T17:36:00.002-05:00

For my first upload of the New Year, I've chosen a rare photo of Carita Jarniven, the Finnish actress, who played the star, "Carita", in "The Viking Queen". You will find this publicity photo in the Art Gallery. I also have the trailer to this movie in my Video Library. Carita looked good in armour and handled her sword well in fights with the Roman Army.

She led her Iceni tribe in a hopeless fight but chose suicide over capture. "The Viking Queen" doesn't have any Vikings, but lots of heroic Iceni warriors and druids. Her sisters were also warriors who died fighting bravely. The movie is not available from Netflix, but you can purchase it from Amazon.com. It's not an accurate movie but worth watching if you like women warriors.

Gladiatrix artwork

2011-12-07T17:06:00.000-05:00

Please check out my latest artwork upload, "Gladiatrix", by White Coma from Deviant Art. It's in my art gallery located after the "Blog News".

Jungle Women Sword Fight

2011-11-21T14:41:00.000-05:00

I just uploaded "Jungle Women Sword Fight" clip from You Tube. It's a tough one to find there, so enjoy it by clicking this post's title. I also added it to my Video Library, along with some others. This clip, from some unknown foreign movie, depicts two jungle Amazons dueling with swords that look like Roman long swords. Their fencing technique is above average and they look like they want to kill each other for some unexplanined reason. The only sad thing is that the uploader clipped the video too short so we don't see the ending.

Gladiatrix vs Gladiator Fights

2011-11-20T16:50:00.001-05:00

I just uploaded a new Italian reenactment of three fights between a gladiatrix and a gladiator into my Video library. The men and women wear authentic armour and costumes but the weapons appear to meet the non-hazardous SCA standard but are authentic-looking. However, the warriors do put on exciting matches that I think you'll enjoy. You may click this post's title to jump to the link.

Here's another one that you may enjoy: click Gladiatrix Fight

"Victor" picture

2011-10-29T17:38:00.000-04:00

New upload: "Victor" picture in my art gallery. Looks like she either just came back from war or is a gladiatrix emerging victorious. Good rendering so check it out.

Slaves Of The Realm: women swordfight clip

2011-10-10T15:55:00.000-04:00

I just uploaded a new video clip from You Tube. Entitled "Slaves Of The Realm", this clip features two women swordfighting. One has a rapier from the 18th Century and the other has what appears to be an ancient Roman long sword. It's an oddball match in an 18th Century Italian setting, but the match is not bad to watch and it does end fatally.

You can click this post's title to jump to the clip. I have also placed in my Viedo Library, which has really grown to give you hours of entertainment.

Battle Of The Amazons (1973) video clip

2011-09-25T22:36:00.000-04:00

I just found a video from You Tube which is a collage of film clips from "Battle Of The Amazons" 1973. It's got some exciting action scenes and is typical of Amazon movies of that era. You may click this post's title to jump to the link. I have also added to my Video library next to the movie's trailer.

Spartan (Thalestris) Woman Warrior

2011-09-23T15:43:00.000-04:00

Near the top of the blog, you will see a new artwork: "Spartan Woman Warrior" by George Napier. It's a dramatic piece depicting a heroric female Spartan warrior under attack but defending herself well. Hope you enjoy it.

"The Light Bearer" book cover art

2011-06-20T16:03:00.000-04:00

I just uploaded the book cover art from "The Light Bearer" by author Donna Gillespie and cover artist Steve Assel. I have placed the picture right under the "Blog News" so use the Table of Contents to jump right there.

I just started reading this book and it's an exciting story about the life of Auriane, a warrior-priestess destined to lead her Germanic tribe against Emperor Nero's Roman legions. She is fated to oppose Marcus Julianus, governor of Germania, and lead a revolt against Roman domination.

Ms. Gillespie has done a fabulous job of researching the life of the Germanic tribes and Rome during the 1st Century A.D. The book has lots of battle action, excellent characterization and settings, plus some romantic scenes. It's quite a tome at almost 800 pages but you won't be able to put it down.

I bought the book on Amazon.com for less than $10 new so you can still get a good deal there while the copies last. I hope you enjoy the cover art as it was a bit of work finding it in decent resolution and also that several book covers were used.

"Dragon Slayer" picture

2011-05-31T17:23:00.000-04:00

I found a fantastic picture of a woman warrior battling a dragon. The background shows other warriors. The dragon is spitting flames at the warrior as she uses her shield to ward off the fire as she readies her sword for an attack. I placed this art just under my "Poll". Click on "Poll" in my Table of Contents and it will be right under the poll. Hope you enjoy it.

"Gladiatrix Swordfight" picture

2011-05-30T16:48:00.000-04:00

I just added a very realistic color drawing, pen and ink, of two gladiatrix fighting with sword and shield. It's located in my "Women Warriors Art Gallery". Just click on "Art Gallery" in my Table of Contents at the top of the blog to jump to this gallery. Hope you enjoy it.

Gladiatrix Fight

2011-05-29T17:13:00.001-04:00

Here's a good gladiatrix fight from an Italian gladiator reenactment society. The swordfight is quite entertaining, and does end with a death scene. Please click title to view the video from You Tube. I have also placed it in my Video Library. Hope you enjoy it.

Mata Hari swordfight clip

2011-05-19T14:21:00.000-04:00

There is a gratuitous scene in the "Mata Hari" movie (1985) where Syliva Krystal (Mata Hari) has a swordfight with an unnamed female rival. Just click this post's title to jump to the clip and drag the time bar over to 1:56. The scene is very short but if you watch it in "expand", you'll get to see a fine topless swordfight, fem on fem. I have also placed this clip into my Video Library.

Roma Victrix: book trailer video

2011-04-24T09:54:00.000-04:00

Gladiatrix Lysandra is back with author Russell Whitfield's new book, "Roma Victrix". The valiant lady battles a whole host of viscious women with a variety of weapons. I'm hoping to get a copy of the book from Amazon. In the mean time, please enjoy the video clip advertising his book. You may click this post's title to jump to the You Tube video. I have also placed the video in my video library under Roma Victrix.

Table Of Contents Now Working

2011-04-17T22:14:00.000-04:00

In order to use my blog's "Table Of Contents" using IE9, please add blogger.com to your Compatability Viewer's list of sites. That will allow you to view the blog as if it was in IE8. To access the Compatability View in IE9, go to your Tools at the top menu bar, select "Compatability View Settings", add "blogger.com", save, then refresh the page. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Mask Of Zorro: Zorro vs Elena Swordfight

2011-03-17T22:30:00.000-04:00

I just added the famous swordfight scene between Zorro and Elena from "The Mark Of Zorro" movie. She has some great moves and the scene is a bit sexy, too. Just look in my Video Library under "Mark Of Zorro".

"Thor & The Amazon Women" broken link fixed

2011-03-08T16:08:00.000-05:00

I noticed that the user on You Tube had deleted his video depicting the gladiatrix battles from "Thor & The Amazn Women". Luckily, another user had uploaded the entire film. So, to view the gladiatrix scenes, just drag the time bar on the video to 0:38 minutes and you'll jump right to it. These are some of the gladiatrix scenes filmed so if you haven't seen them, check them out. Please report via a comment to any post here if you notice a broken link anywhere. Thanks.

New Poll: Which is your favorite Amazon movie?

2011-03-04T14:33:00.000-05:00

Please visit my User Poll section to vote on your favorite Amazon movie. I have selected three movie clips: "Hundra": barbarian invasion of her Amazon village, "Thor & The Amazon Women": gladiatrix fights, and "War Goddess": Amazons vs Greeks. All three of these vid clips can be found in my Video Libary. Just go to my Table of Contents and click on "Video Library". All the vids are in alphbetical order.

Armored Woman Fights Armored Man Video

2011-03-03T17:17:00.001-05:00

Here's a new video I found on You Tube. It depicts an armored woman fighting an armored man, both using broadswords. It has classy music and an interesting plot twist at the end. It's German made so brush up on your German to understand the dialoge, but the costuming and set are fantastic. Looks like a Renaissance fair done by the chaps at SAC. Please click this post's title to jump to the video. I have also placed in my Video Library.

"Conan The Barbarian" music removed

2011-02-03T16:34:00.000-05:00

I have removed the background music from the blog in the hope that more visitors will stay longer. My Statcounter revealed that about half of my visitors are just doing a drive-by so I would like to see if removing the music increases their visit time. Please leave comment on what you think about my latest change.

"Queen And Slave" artwork

2011-01-23T12:43:00.001-05:00

Please checkout my latest addition to my art gallery, "Queen And Slave" by JurgenDoe. It's a fantastic rendering of a woman warrior posed with a tiger.

A Russ Whitfield Artwork Uploaded

2011-01-18T17:22:00.000-05:00

I just uploaded an artwork from Russ Whitfield's, the author of "Gladiatrix" and other novels, new site, http://www.warrioress.co.uk/. The render features a sword duel between two actresses, "Falconex" and "Boadecia". The picture is located in my "Art Gallery" section. I hope that you enjoy it and please visit his site and read his novels as they are terrific Amazon literature.

Female U.S. Marines In Combat

2010-12-10T16:56:00.006-05:00

I just learned that the U.S. Marines have fielded their first battalion of women warriors to serve in Afganistan. Click this post's title to jump to the photo-story about the fighting ladies of the First Regiment, Eighth Battalion, Second Combat Team. Their jobs range from combat patrols, engaging suicide bombers, and working with translators. They also have a female Navy Corpsmen with them. Check out slide six to see if you can spot which of the three women is the "Devil Doc" (slang for Navy Corpsman with the Fleet Marines).

As a former "Devil Doc" with the "Devil Dogs" (slang for Marines in combat) in Vietnam, I salute these brave women who serve our country. The Marines would never field women in combat if they weren't confident these gals could do their jobs. Just more proof that women can and do fight just like the guys.

Gladiatrix Fight Video

2010-09-16T22:11:00.003-04:00

Here's another video from an English historical reenactment club that did a gladiatrix fight. It's a duel between two women, one with a sword and shield and the other with a staff only. It's an exciting, but bloodless fight, but nonetheless displays skillful technique. You may click on this post's title to jump to the You Tube link and I've placed it in my Video Library.

Greek Woman Warrior

2010-08-25T22:35:00.004-04:00

I uploaded a new art into the art gallery here. It's called "Aegia" by TalonGE. It's a stunning portrait of a Greek woman armed for battle. It's hard to find Grecian women warriors that don't look like Amazons so hope you like it. The background depicting a Greek temple is intriguing.

Stick Fighters Video

2010-07-27T17:01:00.005-04:00

This video is one of the most accurate and exciting portrayals of two women, trained in martial arts, using the fighting stick in combat. While it's not bloody or fatal, it's quite enjoyable and you'll learn a few things about the advantage of using a fighting stick to defend yourself.

You may click this post's title to jump to the video on You Tube. The video was produced by KungFuFems3.com. The video has the link to their blog. I also placed this clip in my "Video Library" under "Stick Fighters".

Gladiatrix Arena video

2010-05-31T22:26:00.003-04:00

I have moved my "Gladiatrix Arena" music video to a new server. If you haven't seen it, just click this post's title to jump to it. I have also changed its URL in my "Videos" library.

Red Sonja Delivering Justice

2010-04-28T14:15:00.004-04:00

Misogynists may believe that women are only suitable for breeding and slaving over men ... until they encounter Red Sonja. When men are cruel to women, she's the pointy end of the sword when dealing these thugs justice. I've honored this heroic fictional heroine by displaying an incredible cover art of her at the top of the blog.

I used to teach a self-defense course for women and my motto was "Never Be A Victim". Ladies: be all that you can and if anybody messes with you, kick their butts!

"Amazon Siege!

2010-04-26T14:52:00.004-04:00

Here's another exciting render by Tom Watson (Lotus253). Please click this post's title to jump to the link and be sure to view it in zoom as it's quite a large pic. This time, Tom features a castle wall, defended by priestesses, being assautled by barbaric Amazons. Fantastic battlescenes, not to gory or having gratuitous nudity, but conveying a sense of bravery and heroism in battle. I have placed this pic right under his other one (see my last post). He's interested in drawing more mass battles so I hope to get more from him.

Asian Women Warriors music video

2010-04-25T00:12:00.004-04:00

From the Russian steppes, to China and Japan, Asian women have taken up the sword to fight injustice. Please view these female warriors of the Orient on my You Tube video. Music: "Sakura", the Cherry Blossom Song, played on a samisen (Japanese guitar). Click this post's title to jump to my You Tube video. I have also uploaded this video to my "Videos Library" here. Hope that you enjoy it!

"Amazon Mass Battle" artwork

2010-04-22T17:06:00.004-04:00

I just uploaded a brand-new and rare "Amazon Mass Battle" render by artist Tom Watson. This work depicts a battle between two groups of Amazons, one a priestess order and the other a warrior caste. The artist drew 20 panels to create it, but you should click this post's title to enjoy it in full screen or you will miss some details.

Tom is know as Lotus253 on Renderosity. He's gifted in drawing Amazon warriors, as well as other fantasy figures, so check out his other works there. To learn more about Tom, please click http://www.renderosity.com/homepage.php?userid=459603. He does have prints for sale so let's all try to support this talented young artist. If you want to purchase this print, here's the link to his print shop: http://www.zazzle.com/amazon_battle_scene_poster-228951413312316317

Tom has given me permission to display his "Amazon Mass Battles" and it's located just under my "Women Warriors Photo-Stories" section so just use the "Table Of Contents" on the blog to click right to it.

I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have.

Gladiatrix documentary video

2010-03-07T22:10:00.004-05:00

If you didn't watch the documentary about ancient Roman gladiatrices that Lucy Lawless narrated on The History Channel, then please click this post's title to see some of the video. It also has some cool music. The video was produced as a student's project, is a bit jerky, but still enjoyable and you'll learn something about these fierce women warriors. I have also posted the link in my video library. It's called "Gladiatrix Documentary".

"Neighorhood Watch" picture

2010-02-22T15:26:00.005-05:00

I've uploaded a new picture, "Neighborhood Watch", by Chris Achilleos. The pic is located just above the "Video Library" so you can use the "Table of Contents" to jump right there. I'm dedicating this picture to all those stalwart people who participate in the crime-fighting organizations called "Neighborhood Watch". I happen to be the coordinator of my subdivision's Neighborhood Watch and our motto is "Never Be A Victim".

For more info or starting a Neighborhood Watch group, see http://www.usaonwatch.org or contact the Community Affairs Dept. of your local police department.

Amazon Fights: music video

2009-12-31T15:05:00.005-05:00

Happy New Year! As a special treat, I have just uploaded a fantastic music video, produced in Russia, that depicts women warriors in a variety of duels. The production has top-notch costumes, weapons, and fight choreography. This a stage production, not film, and I hope to get more videos from DEAvision1.

You may click this post's title to view the "Amazon Fights" music video. It has also been added to my "Women Warrior Videos" library.

"Death Of Camilla" painting

2009-12-13T16:46:00.007-05:00

In Roman mythology, Camilla, the warrior queen of the Volscians who were allied with King Turnus of Latium (Italy), came to his assistance when his country was invaded by Aeneas, the Trojan prince who had fled Troy. Camilla slew many Trojans and their Etruscan allies, but finally was killed herself by Aruns, an Etruscan warrior. Aruns was later slain by one the Goddess Diana's archers in vengenace.

I have placed "Death Of Camilla", a painting by Maicar Forlag (1927), now housed in the Liebig Museum in Germany, in the blog's "Art Gallery". Go the "Table Of Contents" for a quick link to the gallery and you will find this painting the fourth one down. This version shows Camilla mortally wounded by an arrow and being attended by her female captains. The painting is of the few known which depicts the death of Camilla.

Phoenix The Warrior: gladiatrix fights

2009-11-26T16:52:00.005-05:00

"Phonnix The Warrior" wasn't the most fantastic of women warrior movies, but it was typcial of the 1970-80's futuristic Amazon movie. For those who love gladiatrix combats, please click the title to see Phoenix fighting a few gladiatrices. Not the finest example of female combat, but entertaining.
I've placed this clip into my video library.

"Lost World" gladiatrix fights

2009-11-26T14:43:00.003-05:00

Here's an exciting You Tube movie clip from "The Lost World", starring Veronica Marguerite. It depicts Amazons dueling with swords and even has one mass battle. It's non-lethal, but their fencing is not bad. Weapons and armor are spot-on for this sort of thing. Please click post's title to jump to link. I've also placed it in my video library here. Hope you enjoy it and please comment.

"Spartan Queen" art

2009-10-30T16:54:00.002-04:00

I just uploaded a new artwork, "Spartan Queen", by artist Tariq12. It's located under the "Blog News" section so you can use the "Table Of Contents" to jump near it. It's a thrilling render of a warrior queen in a bloody combat and I hope that you like it.

Gladiatrix Fight Video

2009-10-22T17:19:00.002-04:00

Here's a short You Tube video from an acting conservatory where two actresses perform as gladiatrices. Their swordfight is brief but they put on an interesting show and it ends with one dying bravely. I wish they had worn more classical armor, but their swords looked like they were made well. Please click this post's title to jump to the link. I have also placed the video in the blog's "Video Library".

"Warrior Princesses" video

2009-10-22T15:58:00.001-04:00

I found a new women-warrior video on You Tube called "Warrior Princesses". It had a few artworks that I haven't seen before and the video, although quite short, was overall very good. Fantastic sound track, also. Please click this post's title to jump to the link there. I also placed this video in the blog's "Video Library".

"Valkyries Art" video

2009-10-05T14:39:00.007-04:00

Please enjoy my latest video, "Valkyries Art", which I just uploaded to "You Tube." Seventeen fantastic pictures of these Norse, women warriors from Scandinavian mythology. The Valkyries were daughters of Odin who swooped down on battlefields, selected the bravest slain fighters, and conveyed them on winged horses to Valhalla. These ladies were truly the "The Choosers Of The Slain". Background music is "The Flight Of The Valkryies" by Richard Wagner.

I have a playlist, also, on "You Tube", under my username, AmazonArtCollector, and all of my videos are in the video library here.

Please click this post's title to jump to the video. I have also placed in the blog's "Video Library".

Deathstalker IV: video clip, two swordswomen fight

2009-09-22T12:56:00.003-04:00

I just added an interesting You Tube video clip from the movie "Deathstalker IV" that features two swordswomen fighting a death match. One is good, the other evil. I added the clip to my "Video Library" and you can also click the title to jump right to it. Hope you like it.

"War Goddess" (1974) Amazons vs Greeks video clip

2009-09-15T15:03:00.004-04:00

I found the "War Goddess" (1974) video clip, while searching my videos that I've backed up, that was deleted from You Tube. This clip depicts the famous battle between Queen Antiope's Amazon cavalry and King Theseus's Greek army who's holding her captive. "War Goddess" is the English dubbed, Italian version of "The Amazons", released to U.S. audiences the same year.

Directed by Terrence Young, of "Star Wars" fame, "War Goddess" features several action clips depicting Amazon life and combat. My favorite is this clip as it shows Amazons wearing period costumes, with authentic weapons, using good horsewomanship, and excellent fight scenes.

Please clip the above link to view it, plus I've placed in my "Video Library" on the blog. Enjoy!

"The Amazons" movie trailer

2009-09-13T22:33:00.003-04:00

The two "War Goddess" (1974) clip links linked to You Tube in my "Video Library" have been removed by the uploader. Luckily, I have replaced it with the trailer from the American version, called "The Amazons", also from 1974. Some of the battle scenes from the deleted clips can be found in the trailer so hope that you enjoy it. You can also click the link above to view the trailer.

No Further Updates

2009-07-03T14:43:00.002-04:00

Although my blog has a decent monthly visitor count, I'm not getting comments to my posts. I've tried to write posts that would encourage discussion about woman-warrior art, video, and stories, but apparently none of you visitors want to reply. So, after more than three years in operation, I've decided that it's time to put the blog into archive status in Blogger.

For me, a successful blog is not how many visitors I have each month, but whether visitors care enough about my uploads and posts to make comments. If I wanted to build a website with a gigantic art gallery, I would have purchased a domain name rather than use Blogger.

What "archive status" means is that my blog will still be up and remain in the Google database, but I will no longer perform my monthly updates or continue posting. However, if visitors do read this post and start commenting on my previous posts, than it's possible that I may change my mind.

I've enjoyed sharing my art, story, and video collection with you. Thanks to all of you for visiting Werewolfking's Howl.

Women Warriors History Video

2009-06-15T17:18:00.002-04:00

Here's an informative montage of the history of women warriors from World War II to the modern era. Lots of vintage and current war photos from the U.S., U.K., and other nations. Please click the above link to view it. I've also added it to the "Video Library". Hope you like it and please reply with your comments here.

New Women-Warrior Art Uploads (June)

2009-06-05T14:51:00.007-04:00

This month's art uploads features: "Alani Of The Deer Folk", a warrior from the Stone Age by Nat Rat, an artist new to me that I'm encouraging. You may visit his gallery by clicking http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/browse.php?user_id=575954.

Additional fine works are "Clash", a duel of two axe-wielders on horseback; "B.C. Hunters", another example of Stone Age art; "Battle Of The Amazons", a classical painting by the Italian painter Antonio Tempesta (fl. 16th Century); "Dragon Slayer", an interesting render of a dragon that appears tamed by a woman.

Our guest ranter-rendering is "Saber Lady", a lady who brandishes a sharp sword and is out-spoken about the right of a woman to carry a weapon.

While the female "Zorro", Tessa, star of "The Queen Of Swords", is no longer on television, you may view an official photo of her near the bottom of the blog, plus a video clip of her at the "Video Library" here. For more clips of her shows on You Tube.com, click http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=queen+of+swords+clip&aq=f.

Please enjoy this month's uploads and feel free to reply here with your comments. Also, please note that the "Video Library" has had several additions recently (see previous posts) that you should check out.

New Video: "Amazon Knights Of The Sangreal"

2009-05-25T23:31:00.007-04:00

Please enjoy my latest music video, "Amazon Knights Of The Sangreal", on Vimeo.com. Down through the ages women warriors of royal blood have donned armour and taken up weapons as knights. They fought evil and vanquished injustices and we should honor them.

Please click the above title to jump to the video. I have also added it to the "Video Library" here. I would appreciate it if you would comment both here and on the video at You Tube.com, and don't forget to rate it. Thanks.

Wounded Warriors Project

2009-05-25T15:26:00.007-04:00

WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT

As a Viet Nam veteran, I mourned on Memorial Day for my fallen comrades. But, I'm concerned that many Americans solemnly watched or attended that day's events without understanding what happened to the families of slain soldiers or disabled veterans. Sadly, many concert watchers were thinking, "Thank God my husband, wife, son, or daughter didn't have to fight in that hell-hole in the Mid-East."

The "Wounded Warrior Project" (http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/) is a non-profit organization, sanctioned by the V.A., that assists the families of V.A. patients. The W.W.P. provides free services such as emotional support, food denotations, performance of household chores, transportation to the V.A., and etc. to needy veterans' families. So, don't just thank veterans for serving; ask them what you can do to help them or just donate to the W.W.P.

Please, on this "Remembrance Day", never forget that someone gave their lives, more now are wheel-chair bound, and many of their families became impoverished, in the defense of our nation.

I especially want to thank America's military women for their devotion to democracy, their bravery, and their sacrifice so that we can remain free. To learn more about what servicewomen are doing today, please visit:
American: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivcqybb6UWA.
International: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCmppOwVPFg

Women Dragon Slayers

2009-05-16T20:52:00.007-04:00

Please enjoy my latest (four so far and more to come) video upload to You Tube.com. Entitled "Women Dragon Slayers", it depicts brave women warriors fighting ferocious dragons. I selected some of the finest artworks from my personal collection and added the spine-tingling "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" music to the video.

Please click this post's title to jump to it. I have also added it to the blog's "Video Library". After you watch the video, please add your rating and comments to it so that my video's ranking on You Tube.com will rise. And, please reply to this post with your comments.

Amazons Video

2009-05-13T17:19:00.003-04:00

I found an intersting video, "Proud Amazons" on You Tube that I thought that you all would enjoy. I think that you will see some art that you've haven't seen before and you'll like the Batman background music. I added this video to the "Video Library". Please click the link above to jump to the video.

Joan Of Arc: her story and her art

2009-05-08T16:25:00.004-04:00

Today, May 8, French Catholics celebrate the liberation of Orleans, France by St. Joan of Arc. Never has one so young been the general of a nation's army nor sacrificed as much as she did for her king and country. So, in honor of this great woman warrior, and in tribute to the people of France, I invite you to view these two links:

1) "Joan of Arc" video from YouTube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGJyV98jFw. There are many videos on YouTube depicting her, but I think this one is quite lovely and is my favorite.

2) "Joan of Arc" tribute site: http://home.earthlink.net/~werewolfking/JoanOfArc/JoanOfArc.htm. This site is a multi-media presentation about Joan of Arc. Designed by yours truly, it's a summation of her life and accomplishments using text, art, and music.

I hope that you enjoy them and please leave your comments here.

Women Warriors Art Uploads: May 2009

2009-05-01T17:05:00.003-04:00

Please enjoy two artworks depicting women fighting dragons, a thrilling gladiatrix piece by the renowned Poser artist Art Leslie, and an interesting 2D drawing showing a mounted warrioress on a dinosaur.

Visitors, please remember that my site is a blog and not a website. I not only want you to enjoy all the art, stories, videos, and links here, but also to reply with your comments to my posts. I would like to know your opinions about what I offer here and also to start threads about any subject in my posts that interest you. Please not only read the current posts, but feel free to browse the post archives. And, don't forget to vote in my poll.

It takes a lot of work to maintain this site. I analyze my visitor stats often and I know that I have thousands of visitors every month spending time here. This blog is always on page one or two of any relevant Google search so I know that it's popular. Please remember that with my blog feeding a lot of RSS feeds that your replies to my posts are not only seen here, but immediately on other art blogs as well.

I read every reply to this blog and only moderate to prevent spammers from posting here. If you have something to say, whether pro or con or just want to honk your horn about women warriors, please don't be shy and join in. Thanks!

"Wonder Woman - 2009" movie: video clip

2009-04-18T22:33:00.004-04:00

If you haven't rented the new "Wonder Woman - 2009" movie, you are missing a real treat. It's an awesome animated work with some great Amazon battles. I think this movie is the finest "Wonder Woman" ever done. Please click on this post's title to view the first ten minutes of the movie.

You will enjoy watching Queen Hippolyta and her Amazon army battle the war god, Ares, and his army of thugs and creatures. It's not the greatest video capture, but it was the only one on You Tube that had the Amazon battle opening sequence. I placed this video in the "Video Library". I also have the gladiatrix fight from this movie in the "Video Library". I hope that you enjoy this movie.

"Queen Of Swords" video

2009-04-14T15:23:00.004-04:00

Who was that swordfighter behind the lace mask and wearing leather? Why none other than Tessia, the female Zorro, from the short-lived, but exciting TV series, "Queen Of Swords". Please click the title to view the trailer. I also placed this video in my "Video" library. YouTube has other video from different episodes, but I like this trailer the best as it displays Tessia at her finest.

Here's another "Queen Of Swords" video that you will enjoy. It depicts the duel between Tessia and a female swordswoman, named "The Dragon", who was hired to kill Tessia. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8OtoFbqHsk and it's been added to the "Video Library".

Women Warriors Art: April 2009 Update

2009-04-03T16:27:00.005-04:00

"WEREWOLFKING'S HOWL" THIRD ANNIVERARY: Three years ago this month, I decided that some enthusiasts of the women-warriors art genre would enjoy visiting a new site offering high-quality, non-X-rated art and stories. Plus, it would be free, with no annoying pop-ups or spyware. It took a lot of hard work, but eventually this blog started crawling its way to the top of the search lists. I later added a "Video Library" which has been a tremendous success.

As I enter my fourth year of blogging, I hope that, with your help and support, my blog will continue to offer you the kind of entertainment and education, plus a few surprises, that you crave. Thanks for making this blog a success!

Starting this month, all monthly updates will be announced and described in the "Posts" section of the blog. The "Blog News" section has been reduced to non-update topics. Today, I have uploaded four new artworks into the "Art Gallery" and a new photo at the bottom of the blog. Please see the previous post for the last poll results. During the past month, I have also uploaded a few new videos into the "Video Library" and also removed several. Several new links have also been added to the "Links Library".

NEW POLL: Which website will be the most popular in the future concerning the women-warrior art and video genre? What I mean by "most popular" isn't the total-visitor count as recorded by the site's stat counter. What I want to know is which site do you believe will interest the search engines' "web crawlers" the most in the future. Thanks for participating.

Please remember that I update this blog on the first Friday of each month. However, as I may also upload something exciting at any time, you are advised to subscribe to the posts and replies via the "RSS" feeds located at the top left of this blog.

I hope that you enjoy my blog. I encourage you to reply to any Post so that not only can I receive your comments, but for you to start a discussion. Thanks for visiting!

Opinion Poll Results And Commentary

2009-04-03T15:57:00.004-04:00

Based on 29 respondents, here are the results from the last opinion poll concerning your favorite website for women-warrior art and stories:

62%: Free web gallery
27%: Yahoo art group
4%: Google art group
3%: Google Blogger art blog
3%: Google, Yahoo, MSN image gallery
0%: Pay website

My comments: While I was disappointed at the low result for the "Google Blogger art blog", I was surprised at the lack of interest in pay websites. Art blogs in Google Blogger vary widely in both quality and content. However, based on my statistical analysis of my visitor count, time-on-site, and other factors, I'm satisfied with the popularity of this blog.

"Werewolfking's Howl" blog has a high score with Google, Google Blogger, Yahoo, and MSN search engines when a user inputs "women warriors art" and other similiar key words. It's always found on the first or second page of these searches. This blog now averages about 5K visitors per month, with about half returning and about half new visitors.

Please remember that the "web crawlers" who evaluate the ranking of a website use many factors when determining it's position in a search engine. Contrary to popular opinion, the "total visitor count", as recorded by the search engine and not by the user's own counter, is but one factor used to determine whether a site is easily found or not. My thanks to all of you for making this blog a success.

SCA Renaissance Fair video, man vs woman duel

2009-03-27T17:41:00.003-04:00

The Society For Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international, non-profit organization devoted to recreating history. Their members, men and women, stage a variety of fairs from the ancient world through the modern era. I search for woman-warrior vids from the SCA on "You Tube" featuring women warriors. I'll try to add more if I can find some really interesting ones.

Please click the title to enjoy a scene from one of their 2007 American Renaissance Fairs, location unknown. It depicts an 18th Century "CastleFest" where a woman duels a man using a variety of weapons. I also added to the "Video Library". So far, I have added two SCA vids to this library so check out the other one under "SCA".

Two Women Swordfight

2009-03-26T17:40:00.003-04:00

The video clip show the death of the warrior queen, Camilla, by an arrow, was removed by the owner from You Tube. I'll try to find a replacement.

The video clip of two women in a fatal swordfight, from "The Phantom Empire" was removed by You Tube for a "term of use" violation. I have replaced it with "Two Women Swordfight", which is a choreographed, stage duel from Anime Cinematography. Please click the title for the link. I have also added it to my "Video Library".

"Babes With Blades" martial arts video

2009-03-25T15:23:00.004-04:00

As some of you may have noticed, I recently dropped two of my video links, "Babes and Blades I & II", from the "Video Library". The problem was that these two You Tube links were dropped by You Tube due to a "terms of use violation". Please leave me a comment if you find a dead link, although I do check all links at least once a month.

However, I was able to find a replacement which I believe you will find quite entertaining. It's called "Babes With Blades", and you may click the title to view it and I have placed it in the the "Video Library". It's a promo video from a UK touring company featuring a group of women martial artists performing a lovely ballet with weapons (sorry, no blood!). Their website is http://www.babeswithblades.co.uk. I hope that you enjoy it and please reply here with your comments.

Fantasy Amazon Warrior Art Uploads

2009-03-06T15:36:00.006-05:00

This month, the Rotating Gallery features a sentry guarding a castle (please note the intricate armour), a battle scene depicting the death of a portly knight, a wicked sword duel of two topless women, and a lovely guardian angel.

The "Warrior Speaks Out" feature depicts a female Spartan warrior. Although it wouldn't be part of normal Spartan culture to allow a woman warrior, this lady demands her chance to join their fierce army. This month's "Woman Rant" picture depicts an archer. Also, a number of new videos have been added to the "Video Library" so please check them out.

I hope that you like the new changes to my blog's format. If you have any comments about the uploads, suggestions for my blog, or you would like to start a discussion, this post or any other is a good start if you enjoy blogging or just want to say something concerning women warriors. Just click the "Comments" icon located below each post and follow the on-screen instructions.

"Wonder Woman 2009": Gladiatrix Fight Video Clip

2009-03-03T17:47:00.004-05:00

Click this post's title to view a new trailer for the animated movie, "Wonder Woman 2009". This vid clip depicts a short gladiatrix swordfight. Non-lethal, but still an entertaining show. I placed this clip into the blog's "Video Library".

New Link: Spartan And Amazon Warriors History And Re-Enactments

2009-02-19T14:23:00.006-05:00

The blog is now linked to a new site called "Spartan And Amazon Warriors". Click this post's title to jump to the site. It's also found in the blog's "For More Info" link library. The site is rich in history about Ancient Greece and is owned by a re-enactment group. I'm hoping to see more Amazon photos and information as the site grows as it's a bit new right now. Please check it out and let me know what you think about it by commenting here.

SCA Swordfighting Re-enactment

2009-02-18T17:06:00.004-05:00

This video clip is a good example of what the SCA (Society For Creative Anachronism) does during their fairs. Please click the title to jump to the link. This video clip has also been placed in my Video Library as "SCA Medieval Sword Fight: Man Vs. Woman".

The video takes place in Germany where a man and woman duel using rapiers. While the man has a small shield, the braver woman only wields her sword with much ferocity and skill. While I have a considerable amount of SCA artwork, this is my first video clip so I will try to obtain more.

New Women Warriors Video Clips

2009-02-09T17:00:00.003-05:00

I just uploaded new video clips into the blog's "Video Library" (see my Table Of Contents" for the quick link to it). There, you'll find six exciting video clips from the following movies: "Barbarian Queen II", "War Goddess" (2 clips), and "Battle Of The Amazons" (2 clips).

Although many of you have already seen "Barbarian Queen II", for those who haven't, I think you will find this clip gripping.

The "War Goddess" clips contain some wickedly thrilling battle scenes of Amazons attacking a village. This movie is available for rent from Netflix.com or Blockbuster.com. I've never seen this movie before so I'm looking forward to my copy coming Tuesday.

The "Battle Of The Amazons" clips are the main battle scenes from this rare movie. They are quite entertaining, but the scenes featuring masked women are in fact played by men. Sadly, this movie is not available for rent. Amazon.com has this movie for sale at $175.00 US the last time I checked. I actually saw this movie when I was a kid.

Hope you enjoy these clips, and please, reply here with your comments. I'm working very hard to build a huge collection of women-warrior video clips, many hard-to-find.

"Last Glory Of Troy" Update

2009-02-06T16:45:00.003-05:00

I got my copy of the "Last Glory Of Troy" DVD, which is a two-movie set called "The Gods Of War". This movie is a colorized version of "The Avenger". Sadly, the warrior-queen Camilla had only a small role in the movie. Her death scene, which I have in my "Video Library", is her finest moment. The pathetic scene in which she sword whacks a few Trojan warriors isn't worth ripping. With Trojan arrows flying towards her cavalry, all she's wearing is a short leather armour and she has no shield.

If you want to see a movie about the "Aenead", then this cinema offers you a glimpse, but corrupts the myth. And, the video and audio quality is poor.

February 09: Women Warriors Art & Video Uploads

2009-02-06T16:31:00.007-05:00

As so many bloggers and visitors have linked to my blog via RSS feed, starting today I will post when I have new art, pictures, videos, or links to announce. Todays uploads include the regular monthly artworks in the "Rotating Gallery" plus four new additions into the "Permanent Gallery". In addition, there are many new vidclips in the "Video Library", including the hard-to-find "Barbarian Invasion" battle from "Hundra".

I would like to invite you to reply here with your comments or feedback. Thanks.

Unknown VidClip Identified

2009-02-01T17:08:00.006-05:00

My thanks to ThroneOfFire who kindly identified the vidclip that I last posted. It's called the "La Leggenda di Enea" or the "Last Glory Of Troy" and also known as "The Avenger". Please click on this post's title to jump to the Internet Movie Database to learn more about this movie.

The movie is a classic Steve Reeves, Italian-made sword-and-sandle movie about the invasion of Etruscan Italy by the Trojan refugees led by Aeneas. One of the allies of Turnus, king of Etrusca, is the warrior-queen Camilla, who brought a small army of women to battle the invaders. The vidclip I found shows either the death of Camilla herself, although "The Illiad" shows her dying by a javelin, or one of her warrior women.

I'm going to try to obtain a DVD of this movie and rip some women-warrior battlscenes from it and upload them into my You Tube account. If any of you visitors has this DVD and would like to do the same, you'll have my thanks.

Please Help Identify This Amazon Warrior Movie (click title to view clip)

2009-01-30T14:53:00.004-05:00

I found a very short clip on You Tube depicting a woman warrior being shot by an arrow during a battle. However, the movie wasn't identified by the uploader, YanaAmazon. I emailed this person who informed me that he/she didn't know the movie's title.

This video clip is monotone and appears to be an early Amazon movie made in the 1940's or 1950's. I thought that I'd seen and collected every woman-warrior ever made, but this one eludes me. If anybody knows the title of this movie, please comment here. If anybody has additional video clips of this movie, please upload them to You Tube. I can then add a few to my video-clip library so others can easily find them.

Please click on this post's title to view the video clip. Thanks. :)

If "Page Temporarily Unavailable" For A Story Appears

2009-01-19T17:29:00.004-05:00

The blog's photo- and short-stories hits are, in some months, exceeding my allowable page loads for these files. If that happens, my FTP's webmaster will post "Page Temporarily Unavailable" when you click on one. The stories will become available on the first day of the following month should this event occur. No other part of the blog is affected!

My analysis of my visitor statistics revealed to me that the stories are becoming more popular; therefore, my One GB allowance on my FTP server that stores these files is exceeded in some months. I apologize for any inconvenience, but please remember, the stories will come back the first day of the next month should this lack of access happen to you.

"Hundra" Barbarian Invasion vidclip

2009-01-14T16:20:00.003-05:00

Thanks to a friend, I was able to locate the rare vidclip from the movie, "Hundra", where the barbarian horde invades the Amazon village. The men slaughter the women, but not without the ladies putting up a stout fight. Please go to "Video Library" (see Table Of Contents in blog), and click on "Hundra" Barbarian Invasion link.
The library already has the other two great battlescenes from "Hundra" so do check them out.

"Battle Of The Amazons" clip

2009-01-12T17:36:00.002-05:00

I just added a fight scene from the "Battle Of The Amazons" movie. Made in 1974, it wasn't the greatest of Amazon warrior movies, and the audio is terrible, but the movie is rare in full-length and very expensive. Clips are tough to find, but I finally located a thrilling fight scene on You Tube. Please go to my "Video Library" and click on "Battle Of The Amazons" clip. Also, you'll find a few more videos that I added recently.

About David Saccheri, "Amazons Vs. Greeks" painting

2009-01-07T14:35:00.005-05:00

Here's some information about famed artist, David Saccheri, who drew the "Amazon Vs. Greeks" painting displayed on my blog. You may click this post's title to view the hi-res version if you haven't already seen it.

Email reply from WOA.tv: Hi Wolfy- We appreciate the feedback on the painting! A lot of work went into it. It was an original painting that woa.tv produced collaboratively together with its sister companies Rearden Studios and Ice Blink Studios, and we contracted with David Saccheri as the master painter of the final work. The production involved: 1. researching accurate period clothing, weapons, armor and architecture 2. hiring professional fight directors and actors/actresses to pose in realistic combat positions 3. renting costumes and weapons from Hollywood studios 4. photographing the actors/actresses in costume with weapons for foreground battles 5. creating 3D renderings of many of the background battles 6. then, having David select and composite the elements for reference and then hand-paint the scene artistically and dramatically 7. And, after that, there were several iterations between David and the production team and combat/historical experts until the scene was not only exciting and beautiful, but quite historically accurate and realistic, particularly taking into consideration what the fight directors (one of whom was a woman) felt would be the way that women would fight in that era. You may note details like the woman on the left driving her knee into the thigh of an opponent near an arrow wound. Given her smaller frame, there is the sort of opportunity a woman would exploit in close combat. In each case, we were unable to find an image that we felt accurately represented the historical characters, so we produced our own. We hope to produce more in the future. David does do commissioned artwork, but mostly portraiture. This was a unusual project for him, closer to the work that he has done for motion pictures [Star Trek I]while working for Ice Blink than his usual work, and as described above, it was a very complex production involving a large team. David’s website is: http://www.goldenhourart.com/. Best, Lisajo Cohen Executive Assistant Women of Action Media

Email from David Saccheri: I received a reply today from him. I changed this pic on my blog so that when you click on it, you will get the hi-res version. He informed me that he has no interest in uploading art to any free gallery or blog. (sigh). He does have a business relationship with WOA.tv, who did pay him for his work, but he earns a fine living as a cinema artist and does sell art from his Net gallery. In fact, other than WOA.tv and his Golden Hour Art gallery at http://goldenhourart.com he has no Net presence at all. He does promptly respond to email, so if any of you of you artist chaps want to ask him to donate art somewhere, please give it a go. And, if you are a collector, please give him a big thanks for allowing us to view his art. As for downloading his art, both WOA.tv and Mr. Saccheri have no problem with us downloading art from either WOA.tv or his own site. As always, the art must be for our own use, not sold, nor may we place hi-res art directly on our sites (we are being allowed to link to woa.tv for hi-res versions if we want).

Women Warriors In Ancient Roman Army

2008-12-22T15:13:00.002-05:00

For many years, historians have denied that women ever served as soldiers in the ancient Roman Army. Now, we have this evidence from a British gravesite:

From The Times
December 22, 2004
Women warriors from Amazon fought for Britain's Roman army

By Lewis Smith

THE remains of two Amazon warriors serving with the Roman army in Britain have been discovered in a cemetery that has astonished archaeologists.

Women soldiers were previously unknown in the Roman army in Britain and the find at Brougham in Cumbria will force a reappraisal of their role in 3rd-century society. The women are thought to have come from the Danube region of Eastern Europe, which was where the Ancient Greeks said the fearsome Amazon warriors could be found. The women, believed to have died sometime between AD220 and 300, were burnt on pyres upon which were placed their horses and military equipment. The remains were uncovered in the 1960s but full-scale analysis and identification has been possible only since 2000 with technological advances.

The soldiers are believed to have been part of the numerii, a Roman irregular unit, which would have been attached to a legion serving in Britain. Other finds show that their unit originated from the Danubian provinces of Noricum, Pannonia and Ilyria which now form parts of Austria, Hungary and the former Yugoslavia.

Hilary Cool, the director of Barbican Research Associates, which specializes in post- excavation archaeological analysis, said that the remains were the most intriguing aspects of a site that is changing our understanding of Roman burial rites.
“It seems highly probable that we have a unit raised in the Danubian lands and transferred to Britain,” she says in British Archaeology. “Though the numerii are generally referred to as irregular units, they are not thought of as having women among their ranks. However, the unit came from the area where the Ancient Greeks placed the origin of women warriors called Amazons. Could the numerii be even more irregular than anyone has ever dreamt?”

The cemetery at Brougham served a fort and the civilian settlement of Brocavum in the 3rd century and analysis of the remains of more than 180 people showed that everybody’s ashes were buried there. Archaeologists have been able to determine the ages and gender of the dead and to build up a detailed picture of Roman funerals in Brougham.

One of the sets of women warrior’s remains were found with the burnt remnants of animals. Bone veneer, used to decorate boxes, was also found alongside evidence of a sword scabbard and red pottery. The possessions suggest that she was of high status and her age has been estimated at between 20 and 40 years old. The other woman, thought to be between 21 and 45, was buried with a silver bowl, a sword scabbard, bone veneer and ivory.

Gladiatrix Arena Art Video

2008-12-10T17:52:00.001-05:00

Please check out my new video, "Gladiatrix Arena Art", now playing on You Tube. The link is in my Video Library or click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3x-lhBpAh4. If you tried the previous URL, be advised that this URL is the correct one. I've included some fascinating gladiatrix art from my collection plus "We Will Rock You" music by Queen. Would love to read your comments.

FantasyMagie Google Group

2008-12-08T15:42:00.000-05:00

I just added to my "For More Info About Women Warriors" link library a fantasy Google group that has some interesting women warriors pics that both I and others have uploaded. Please go to my "Links" list and check them out. You may also send them pics by using their FantasyMagie@googlegroups.com address once you have joined their group.

NEW LIBRARY: Video Clips Of Women Warriors

2008-08-15T14:04:00.001-04:00

Please check out my new library: "Video Clips Of Women Warriors". For your convenience, I've added it my "Table Of Contents". At present, all of these clips are from You Tube, but I may later add clips from other video-sharing sites. As always, nothing X-rated!

Here's a sample: This vidclip depicts the gladiatorial combat between Boudica and Mamawi from the movie, “The Arena”, starring Pam Grier as Mamawi. Please click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL0zP2isJfg to start the vidclip.

NEW: "Pentheselia" Myth Photo-Story

2008-04-17T14:58:00.003-04:00

"Pentheselia" added to the "Women Warriors Photo-Stories" library. Unlike the usual myth you would find in Bulfinch's, my version is multi-media: thrilling music, fantastic artworks, and the most detailed account of her battle with the Greek army at Troy. Please leave me a comment here after you read the story.

NEW: Camilla Myth Photo-Story

2008-04-11T21:22:00.004-04:00

"Camilla" added to the "Women Warriors Photo-Stories" library. It's the Roman myth about Camilla, the warrior-queen who came to the aid of Turnus, king of the ancient Italians, who was fighting the invading Trojans who had fled the ruins of Troy. She is one of the most noble of the mythical women warriors, dying after performing heroic deeds of valor. I hope you enjoy it and I would like to read your comments.

"Last Of The Amazons" book

2008-01-18T15:39:00.000-05:00

If you enjoy art and stories depicting women warriors and Amazons from fantasy, myth, and history, then you've got to read "Last Of The Amazons" novel by Steven Pressfield, author of the popular "Gates Of Fire" novel. "Last Of The Amazons" is a new rendition of the supposed abduction of Antiope, Queen of the Amazons, by Thesus, king of Athens, and the subsequent invasion of Greece by the Amazon army and their allies. Lots of thrilling battle scenes and plot twists. Hope it becomes a movie someday.

Women Warriors Art In Movies

2008-01-18T14:51:00.000-05:00

If you are interested in seeing the art of women warriors from fantasy and myth portrayed in movies, here's a list I can recommend: "Thor And The Amazons", "Barbarian Queen and it's sequel BQII", "Hundra", "Red Sonja", "Naked Warriors", and "Viking Queen". "Conan The Barbarian" movies also have women warriors as strong supporting characters. All of these movies are available via Netflix or Blockbusters. There is also "Battle Of The Amazons" and although it's not available through online rentals, but I've seen copies for sale on video websites that you can Google.

About "Girl From Tomorrow" novella

2007-07-27T15:15:00.000-04:00

I hope that you have a chance to read my newest story, "Girl From Tomorrow", located in the "Amazon Tales" library. You will laugh and be amazed at the antics of Robin, a time-travelling, feisty young woman, who gets herself into hair-raising adventures. This story was a book proposal, hence its novella length, that just didn't work out.

I believe that you will enjoy it. I would appreciate your comments to this post so feel free to reply. If you motivate me, I might just add more chapters to "Girl From Tomorrow".

Comments And Suggestions

2007-06-25T16:53:00.000-04:00

If you have comments about any of my art links or art in the "Gallery" or any of my short stories, please feel free to reply here. If you have any suggestions about how to improve my blog, here's your chance to reply. Thanks. :)