Gwendoline Queen of the Celts

[frenchman]

Hello, here is a new female leader for the Celts civilization :

Preview :

Here are the pictures :

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/GW-PICTURES.zip

Here are the Flics :

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/GW-ANTIQ.zip
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/GW-MED.zip
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/GW-INDUS.zip
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/GW-MOD.zip


uploads7/GT.JPG
uploads7/GW-ANTIQ-T.zip

I hope you will like her ...

 

[Goldflash]

I do! I like her alot! Personally, I would call her 'Princess' Not Queen since... I would. Glad you got ehr done next! Do a Re-do of Cleo or Cathy nexy, please!

 

[Rob (R8XFT)]

I really like this one. Well done !

 

[Ankka]

Very nice.

 

[CellKu]

Great job!

I have to second Goldflash, the title "Princess" seems to be more appropriate.

 

[Tathlum]

Why the demotion to Princess? Of all ancient European cultures the Celts were probably the most open-minded to the idea of Female monarchs and women in positions of Power. Even todays native Celtic countries live under Female heads of State, Scotland and Wales under the British Queen and the Irish under President Mary McAleese.
VOTE GWENDOLINE FOR QUEEN!!!
(signed Gwendoline for Queen election comitee)

Great leaderhead by the way, Merci!
Thats 2 fantasy leaderheads you've suggested for use as Celts so far, How about a Historical Celtic Queen like Maeve or Boudicca?

 

[frenchman]

Why the demotion to Princess? Of all ancient European cultures the Celts were probably the most open-minded to the idea of Female monarchs and women in positions of Power. Even todays native Celtic countries live under Female heads of State, Scotland and Wales under the British Queen and the Irish under President Mary McAleese.
VOTE GWENDOLINE FOR QUEEN!!!
(signed Gwendoline for Queen election comitee)

Great leaderhead by the way, Merci!
Thats 2 fantasy leaderheads you've suggested for use as Celts so far, How about a Historical Celtic Queen like Maeve or Boudicca?

Who is Maeve ? I don't know her ? Have you a picture ?

 

[Pol_Cop]

Who is Maeve ? I don't know her ? Have you a picture ?

Maybe you kknow her as Medb or Meadbhh. More of her you find on this site:
http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic&Mythology/Kings&Queens/Celtic/Queens/Connaught/Medb/Page1.htm

Speaking about picture - did you see a "Merlin" movie from 1998? If yes, you surely remember Miranda Richardson, playing Queen Maeve - as evil as beautiful If not - here is a picture.
http://www.mabjohn.5u.com/images/darkgoddess2.jpg

 

[Tathlum]

See PM.

Anyway Maebh wasn't evil Conchobhar was. Cu Chullain is the tragic hero because he has to fight for the evil Bast**d because he is his King. The kiddies version of the story has Maebh as evil and Conchobhar as good because it doesn't want to reveal the real reason for the war because it would have to explain Conchobhars evil acts. As Maebh is the invader it is easier to cast her as the baddy and have a straight good versus evil kiddies story without the moral ambiguity of having the Hero Cu Chullain fight for the bad guy.
Celtic tales are like Greek tradgedies. The Hero does the honourable thing, no-matter the cost, and always dies at the end.

 

[Tathlum]

@ Pol Cop.

Yeah you're thinking of the right person but that Mythology site is pretty awful. way out. It listed Conchobhar as her husband, not her sworn enemy. And she has nothing to do with Merlin.

So frenchman, you interested??

 

[frenchman]

Pol Cop and Tathlum ... I'm interested in Celts even if I have not a good knowledge of the history of this "nation". In order not to have the same critics concerning Boudicca ( see the mails in the discussion forum for my preview of Boudicca... ) could you describe me how she was ... Is the pictures linked by Pol Cop ok ?

 

[Ankka]

I think Boudicca was in Civ 2. Only called Boudicae or so.

 

[Tathlum]

The picture by Pol Cop is of a fictional Maebh in a movie about Merlin, mixing 2 completely different legends. Maebh should have Red hair, pale skin and Blue eyes. She has ben dead for about 2,000 years so you have plenty of artistic licence. She should look more powerfull than Gwendoline, not butch, but she was a warrior Queen. Give her blue woad warpaint if you like. See the PM I sent to get an idea of her personality.

 

[Pol_Cop]

Tathlum You are right, Maeve has nothing to do with Merlin and she was not wife of Conchobar. I read "Tain Bo Culange" and think, that Maeve and Conchobar are worth each other, nobody is lesser or better. Speaking about "kiddies version" of another story - how can they call Arthur "King of England", when he fought ANGLOSAXON invaders, ancestors of modern English nation?? I agree to scientists meaning Arthur to be one of Celto-Roman or Gallo-Roman commanders, named ARTORIUS, defending Britannia from Germanic tribes: Angles, Saxons etc., when Roman Enpire was about to fall.

 

[ronok]

Yeah, do Maeve! Here is a link to the story:
http://vassun.vassar.edu/~sttaylor/Cooley/

 

[Wolfwood]

Excellent work frenchman! The lighting-up really worked for this one!

(Any chance you would have more 'fitting' historical versions of her in your personal collection that you cannot post here?)

 

[frenchman]

Excellent work frenchman! The lighting-up really worked for this one!

(Any chance you would have more 'fitting' historical versions of her in your personal collection that you cannot post here?)

You mean something like that ? :

 

[CellKu]

Very interesting! (Where is the download link and the other eras? )

 

[Wolfwood]

Yes, this begins to describe what I meant! Any download possibilities..?

 

[Ankka]

Seeing your older leaderheads I was wondering where that was.