I do agree with you to a certain extent - however, I do think that this depends on the geographical context. Arranged marriages are still commonplace in certain first-world countries, due to the patriarchal nature of those societies. We have come further, but not by much. I think that the obstacles preventing gender equality today are more insidious compared to those in the past, which is why I mentioned it.K Geisinger wrote: ↑11 Sep 2018, 14:56We are far off from true equality but I think saying we are no further is an exaggeration. Forced marriage is not commonplace and society would be appalled by the idea that someone needed to wed a different tribe to avoid war. In this story's version of history, I don't know any modern woman who would want to change how she was treated to Catrin's life.gen_g wrote: ↑02 Sep 2018, 03:24There has never been a truer statement than this! I do think we are still really far off, especially since nowadays the obstacles are generally not tangible.Facennagoss wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 14:04 I think there was more equality amongst the Celts than the was with the Romans but I certainly wouldn’t split it 50/50. Having said that, I don’t think we are any further ahead today than the Celts were all those years ago.
Of course, I couldn't even begin to imagine how Catrin must have felt!