Well, certainly I feel like their attitudes towards military service are much more British than Roman (her equestrians almost all take bizarre and unRoman career paths, and look on military service much more...idk, romantically, I guess?), and there's an argument to be made for her trying to work out her feelings about British imperialism via Rome. I...don't always agree with her conclusions. She was heavily influenced by Kipling, FWIW (you might find the article linked here and the discussion interesting).
Here's the citation on the dodgy New Age stuff. But in general the recurring themes in her 'Celts' that I side-eye on a historical front include
1) Strictly segregated Men's Side and Women's Side activities, including pre-teen boys living together communally sans female influence rather than being raised by their families (is there any evidence for this?). 2) 'Matriarchies.' On top of that 'matriarchies' that clearly value men more than women, which makes my brain hurt. 3) Marriage by faux-capture, with rapey undertones. I know there are elements of this in the Roman wedding ceremonies, but is there evidence of that among British tribes? 4) Almost everything involving the Little Dark People.
Hedgebird's entire Sutcliff tag is well worth reading through.
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Date: 2013-05-18 09:48 pm (UTC)Here's the citation on the dodgy New Age stuff. But in general the recurring themes in her 'Celts' that I side-eye on a historical front include
1) Strictly segregated Men's Side and Women's Side activities, including pre-teen boys living together communally sans female influence rather than being raised by their families (is there any evidence for this?).
2) 'Matriarchies.' On top of that 'matriarchies' that clearly value men more than women, which makes my brain hurt.
3) Marriage by faux-capture, with rapey undertones. I know there are elements of this in the Roman wedding ceremonies, but is there evidence of that among British tribes?
4) Almost everything involving the Little Dark People.
Hedgebird's entire Sutcliff tag is well worth reading through.