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June 3

First documented first documented Anglo Saxon woman

Who was the first named Anglo Saxon woman in history? 2601:1C0:8382:2680:5911:A6EE:7C7A:B66A (talk) 05:28, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What kind of history? Rowena probably didn't exist, but if she did, she did it in the 5th century. Acha of Deira is a good option. Bertha of Kent was slightly older, but Frankish. Card Zero (talk) 08:22, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it's going to be possible to name the very earliest, unless Rowena was real, since in early Anglo-Saxon history dates of death of women are usually unknown and dates of birth always are. Here are two more possibilities though. Bede tells us that in 604 the kingdom of Essex was being ruled by Sæberht, son of Ricula, who was sister of King Æthelberht of Kent. Ricula must certainly have been a 6th-century woman then, maybe stretching into 7th. The Historia Brittonum mentions a wife of Æthelfrith of Bernicia called Bebba, after whom Bamburgh is named. --Antiquary (talk) 11:02, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Petroglyph sites

Are there any major (especially ancient near East) rock art locations not included here? Temerarius (talk) 13:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You could cross-reference with this list of rock art sites in Turkey, and repeat for other counties of interest, and again for "carving", and decide which are notable (for instance "earliest horse figures in Anatolia"), but it's a lot of work, especially establishing what commons doesn't have. I'm interested in the subject and I wish I knew site names, but I'm afraid I don't. Card Zero (talk) 17:59, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

". . . a lot of work" indeed. I contemplated the query earlier, but concluded that giving a meaningful answer to it would require an effort equivalent to at least several weeks of academic study. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.2.67.173 (talk) 22:07, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much. If anyone thinks of a better way to collect them, let me know. I'll do Egypt, but not today. Temerarius (talk) 19:47, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Love tragic stories in Bengali culture and folklore

Is there such famous or well-known love tragic stories in Bengali culture like how in Punjabi culture, they have Heer Ranjha, Saasi Punnun, Sohni Mahiwal and Mirza Sahiban? Donmust90 Donmust90 (talk) 16:39, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]