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Yes, Woman did fight in battle (rarely), and they did wear armor.
Jeanne D'Arc comes to mind. She testified that she never fought in the melee, but we knew she rode upon horses, wielded banners and flags, and wore chainmail and full plate armor.
There's also Jeanne of Flanders:
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Flanders,_Countess_of_Montfort
>In the siege of Hennebont, she took up arms and, dressed in armor, conducted the defense of the town, encouraging the people to fight, and urging the women to "cut their skirts and take their safety in their own hands". When she looked from a tower and saw that the enemy camp was almost unguarded, she led three hundred men on a charge, burned down Charles' supplies and destroyed his tents. After this she became known as "Jeanne la Flamme
>According to Froissart, Joan fought in person "with the heart of a lion, and in her hand she wielded a sharp glaive, wherewith she fought fiercely".[6] Eventually the English forces beat off Louis's ships and made harbor near Vannes. Her forces then captured Vannes, besieged Rennes and sought to break the siege of Hennebont
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikelgaita
>Sikelgaita was on the field in full armour, rallying her and Robert's troops with a spear when the Byzantine army initially repulsed them and was in danger of losing cohesion
>Sikelgaita was "like another Pallas, if not a second Athena
>in her we come face to face with the closest approximation in history to a Valkyrie. A woman of immense build and herculean physical strength, she hardly ever left her husband's side—least of all in battle, one of her favourite occupations. [...] At such moments, charging magnificently into the fray, her long blond hair streaming out from beneath her helmet, deafening friend and foe alike with huge shouts of encouragement or imprecation, she must have looked — even if she did not altogether sound — worthy to take her place among the daughters of Wotan."
Yes, Woman did fight in battle (rarely), and they did wear armor.
Jeanne D'Arc comes to mind. She testified that she never fought in the melee, but we knew she rode upon horses, wielded banners and flags, and wore chainmail and full plate armor.
There's also Jeanne of Flanders:
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Flanders,_Countess_of_Montfort
>In the siege of Hennebont, she took up arms and, dressed in armor, conducted the defense of the town, encouraging the people to fight, and urging the women to "cut their skirts and take their safety in their own hands". When she looked from a tower and saw that the enemy camp was almost unguarded, she led three hundred men on a charge, burned down Charles' supplies and destroyed his tents. After this she became known as "Jeanne la Flamme
>According to Froissart, Joan fought in person "with the heart of a lion, and in her hand she wielded a sharp glaive, wherewith she fought fiercely".[6] Eventually the English forces beat off Louis's ships and made harbor near Vannes. Her forces then captured Vannes, besieged Rennes and sought to break the siege of Hennebont
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikelgaita
>Sikelgaita was on the field in full armour, rallying her and Robert's troops with a spear when the Byzantine army initially repulsed them and was in danger of losing cohesion
>Sikelgaita was "like another Pallas, if not a second Athena
>in her we come face to face with the closest approximation in history to a Valkyrie. A woman of immense build and herculean physical strength, she hardly ever left her husband's side—least of all in battle, one of her favourite occupations. [...] At such moments, charging magnificently into the fray, her long blond hair streaming out from beneath her helmet, deafening friend and foe alike with huge shouts of encouragement or imprecation, she must have looked — even if she did not altogether sound — worthy to take her place among the daughters of Wotan."
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