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[grayjoy15]

Day 11: Sand - Sikelgaita

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SIKELGAITA // PRINCESS OF LOMBARD

“She was a Lombard princess, the daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno and second wife of Duke Robert Guiscard of Apulia. She commanded troops in her own right. Robert Guiscard wrote that she stood six Anglo-Saxon feet tall, which converts to 6ft 7in (2.01 m) today. Sikelgaita frequently accompanied Robert on his conquests. She conducted the siege of Trani (1080) while Robert moved against Taranto. Although at first she tried to persuade him not to attack the Byzantine Empire, she nevertheless brought troops and accompanied him on his campaign against them. At the Battle of Dyrrhachium in 1081 she was on the field in full armour, rallying her and Robert's troops when they were initially repulsed by the Byzantine army and were in danger of losing cohesion. She accompanied him on a second campaign against the Byzantines, during which Robert died on Kefalonia in 1085 with Sikelgaita at his side.”

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#knightsofnovember day 5 - Duchess Sikelgaita, wife of Norman Duke Robert Guiscard, leading the Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) with her hub. #sikelgaita #normanknight #normansicily #knightdrawing #knights #battleofdyrrachium #dame #duchess #armour #shield https://www.instagram.com/p/CHOcHOJB1Sa/?igshid=3jflc54xxynn