Queen Maeve
Queen Maeve
If you combined the likes of Cate Blanchett, Kat Dennings, ScarJo, Anne Hathaway, Marilyn Monroe, Taylor Swift, and a pirate, you'd get Queen Maeve. Totally hot, totally powerful, totally good at invading your lands and taking your stuff. Maeve is in quite a few stories—like that super famous epic about the Brown Bull of Cooley—and it's not always easy to tell if she's a good guy or a bad guy. Easier things to deduce? She loves dudes, she loves fighting, and she's kind of a klepto. Maeve is the Queen of Connacht, and she wants your (family) jewels.
Basic Information
| Name | Maeve (Medb) |
| Nickname | Queen Maeve, Marvelous Maeve, Maeve of the Friendly Thighs (not kidding) |
| Sex | Female |
| Current city | If my nephew hadn't murdered me? Tara or Cruachain |
Work & Education
| Occupation | Queen of Connacht |
| Education | You don't need school when you have good looks, money, and a huge military presence. |
Beliefs
| Political views | I bow only to myself |
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
| Parents | Eochaid Feidlech (father) and Cruacha (mother) |
| Siblings | Clothra, Eithne, Mugain (sisters), the Three Finns of Emain Macha (triplets/brothers) |
| Children | With Ailill: Seven sons named Maine and three daughters: Finnabair, Faife, and Cainder With Fergus: Ciar and Conmac Adopted: Etarcomul |
| Friends | Who needs friends when you can have lovers? |
| Enemies | Connor (Conchobar) mac Nessa (my former husband) The people of Ulster Cúchulainn Furbaide Ferbend |
Relationships
| Relationship status | Married to: Connor mac Nessa (I left him—and he hasn't gotten over it) Tinde (killed by Connor) Eochaid Dála Ailill mac Máta It's complicated with: Fergus mac Roy (Roich) A lot of other guys. So many other guys. |
| Interested in | Men |
Favorites
| Quotations | "You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it." – Margaret Thatcher "When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal." – Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons Dangereuses "Revenge is underrated. That felt awesome." – Dipper Pines (from Gravity Falls) "Oh Finn, my flawless, flawless champion. Bring the Duke of Nuts to justice. The justice of a cold dungeon!" – Princess Bubblegum (from Adventure Time) "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king." – Queen Elizabeth I (ignore the cultural conflict here—a warrior queen is a warrior queen, and that's why I respect her) |
| Books | The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Politics and violence!) Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (I approve of spending all of your energies in pursuit of revenge.) Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (This is a sexy book with a very devious pair of characters.) The Song of the Lioness Series by Tamora Pierce (Ms. Pierce writes the kickbuttest female characters.) The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (One word: Eowyn) A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston |
| Music | Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs Run The World [Girls] by Beyoncé We Are the Champions by Queen Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes We Are Never Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift (Dedicated to all of my former boos who will not leave me alone… Conor) Rich Girl by Gwen Stefani ft. Eve Maneater by Hall and Oates Oops… I Did It Again by Britney Spears Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield |
| Movies | Cruel Intentions X-Men: First Class (My crush on Magneto is like whoa) Brave True Grit Pulp Fiction Twilight (Eye candyyyy) Magic Mike (I wasn't kidding. I love dudes with hot bods.) Joan of Arc Snow White and the Huntsman (Duh. I identify with a fighting version of Snow White.) |
| TV Shows | Pretty Little Liars True Blood The Sopranos Adventure Time Xena: Warrior Princess |
| Shmoop favorites | Competitions (from the Olympics to really aggressive board game nights) Dubstep (gets me puuuumped) Feasts Bare-knuckle boxing Sex |
Activities & Interests
| Likes | Bantering with my husband Looking fabulous Acquiring riches Swimming (gotta exercise to look this good, guys) Being better than you |
| Activities | Animal husbandry Military strategy Women's Studies Sexology Polyamory |
| Groups | I'm Too Sexy for My Shirt Main Characters of The Ulster Cycle I ♥ My Pet Bird |