Loftus Boss Painting

The Loftus "Princess". A raised burial mound at the center of 109 smaller surrounding graves was excavated in 2006 along the Northumbrian coast. It was an early medieval cemetery, built at the same time that Christianity was beginning to spread across the U.K. Buried at this elevated position of honor was a woman. Her pendant, a scallop shell painstakingly constructed of precious gold and garnet by an expert craftsperson, tells us that she was an early adopter of Christianity, as well as a wealthy and powerful woman. Her bed burial, and the location of the cemetery atop an older ceremonial site, tell us that she hadn't totally broken with older traditions. She was clearly powerful and revered within her community. Why has she been named the Loftus "Princess"? If someone calls you "Princess", are they trying to compliment your power? Doubtful. Why do we have so few adequate words to describe powerful women? Our language has issues. My painting is called The Loftus Boss. It's still not adequate, but it's slightly less offensive.