... You have good taste. Clytemnestra, Sophie Hatter and especially Eowyn would all be on my list.
I was lucky, actually, in that I grew up as a fan of Tamora Pierce's young adult fantasy novels, which all have really strong female heroes. As a kid, I dreamt of being Alanna the Lioness. Still do, actually. :P
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Date: 2007-03-10 05:23 am (UTC)I was lucky, actually, in that I grew up as a fan of Tamora Pierce's young adult fantasy novels, which all have really strong female heroes. As a kid, I dreamt of being Alanna the Lioness. Still do, actually. :P