Lady Trieu Thi Trinh: Legend and warrior

Part woman, part legend, what do we really know about Lady Trieu Thi Trinh? The Vietnamese resistance leader dubbed half Cinderella and half Joan of Arc, Lady Trieu’s story predates both of those fictional and historical women. 

But how does religion affect the way we understand Lady Trieu? 

We’re going to find out. And on the way, we’ll encounter wicked sisters-in-law, fabulous yellow robes, three feet breasts and a woman with a voice as loud as a bell. 

Lady Trieu, she’s something all right.  

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Want to know more about Trieu Thi Trinh

You should! They’re revolutionary women. 

Here’s where Lucy did her research:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/59287/9-female-warriors-who-made-their-mark-history

http://amazingwomeninhistory.com/trieu-thi-trinh-the-vietnamese-joan-of-arc/

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=hYyFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=did+trieu+thi+tring+kill+her+sister+in+law?&source=bl&ots=n9xuhF-kY2&sig=ACfU3U2hxDfnPSjEFR_qh_2ih6x0KGmO1A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiorMCDj_HoAhUczzgGHfvOAUgQ6AEwBXoECA0QMQ#v=onepage&q=did%20trieu%20thi%20tring%20kill%20her%20sister%20in%20law%3F&f=false

https://mythcrafts.com/2019/03/19/lady-trieu-a-legend-of-the-vietnamese-resistance-movement/

https://www.thoughtco.com/trieu-thi-trinh-vietnams-warrior-lady-195779

Lockard, Craig. Southeast Asia in World History, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.

Keith Weller Taylor The Birth of Vietnam 1983

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