Whispered Tales: 5 Interviews with My Ancestors

By Raziel Bearn

Five women from history and the author's genealogy tell about their lives and times in this fictionalized interview that draws parallels to some aspects of the author's life as well. Interviewed are Saint Bathilde of Neustria, Queen Adelaide of Francia, Anna Yaroslavna of Kiev, Lucie la Zouche of England, and Matoaka of Tsenacommacah. In historical accounts, Bathilda is credited with helping end the practice of child slavery in Europe. Adelaide influenced the standardization of currency and laws in Francia, which became France. Anna illuminates the Swedish ties to the Ukraine and speaks of her involvement in the excommunication of her son King Philip I of France for bigamy. Lucie la Zouche lived in the perilous 14th century to become the family linchpin back to the royal houses of Europe and the British Isles. Matoaka is the ancestor about whom much has already been written, but this interview is the non-Disney version of her life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Liminal Realities
• Release date: May 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005197360

Raziel Bearn

Raziel Bearn is a seeker of ancestral and personal truths, who discovered her birth mother when Raziel was 63 and her mother had less than a year to live. They never met. Genealogy opened to her a vast new world of relatives and centuries of great grandparents. Some of these connections have been surprising, and worthy of having their own stories told. Vignettes from her own life are now being explored, in hopes of the discovery of lessons of redeeming value and reader interest. Raziel writes true memoirs and fictionalized stories about herself and her family connections, always with an eye toward illuminating the emotional truths and fascinating women who persisted in her heritage.

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Whispered Tales:

5 Interviews with My Ancestors

By Raziel Bearn

© 2021 Raziel Bearn. All Rights Reserved. No part of this ebook may be reproduced or distributed without the express permission of publishing company Liminal Realities. While the women represented herein are true historical figures, their stories in this work are fictionalized interviews, blending historical fact with conjecture. Readers should do their own research and come to their own conclusions as to how much of the tales are historically accurate.

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Dedication

To all the women found so far in my bloodlines

with gratitude for your courage and perseverance,

to all the others not yet revealed who we

look forward to meeting one day.

And especially to women everywhere in every time

who have been taken for granted, abused, silenced,

and nevertheless persisted.

You are our sheroes.

The Five Ancestors and the Interviewer

Bathilde: 7th Century

Adelaide: 10th Century

Anna: 11th Century

Lucy: 13th Century

Matoaka: 16th Century

Endnotes

Bloodlines

The Five Ancestors and the Interviewer

HELLO, I’M RAZIEL BEARN, seeker of ancient truths, hidden stories, memoir writer and journalistic interviewer. A combination of shamanic training, transpersonal psychology /dream studies, genealogy, and past life journeying, have allowed me to access the consciousness of souls who have lived in my bloodlines prior to my era. Those included here are found in the family tree branches extending from the maternal side of my bio relations. I have chosen from among those whose slender life stories are easily confirmed by online summaries of historical documents, but others are no less important. These women in turn have been willing to share their stories to show the currently embodied generation and those who will come after how pivotal women have always been through history. As a result, the brief interviews that follow relay some of their own history, and perspectives on what is important in life.

I AM CALLED BATHILDE. Much of my story has been lost to history, as is often the way for women. The details I have shown to Raziel are as true as I can remember, given that I lived 14 centuries ago. The memory does get a bit hazy after all that time, as you may understand. But I do recall the more dramatic things that happened to me, from being sold into slavery as a teenager to becoming a queen, and more, and I will try to give you a flavor of my times.

YOU MAY ADDRESS ME AS YOUR MAJESTY for I am the Queen of West Francia, Adelaide of Aquitaine. I was born a four times great granddaughter of the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemange on my father’s lineage. I am also a 1st generation granddaughter of the legendary Viking Rollo of Normandy. I was destined to participate in leading my countrymen through perilous times.

I AM THE PRINCESS ANNA OF KIEV, daughter of Yaroslav the Wise, granddaughter of Vladimir the Great, wife of French King Henri I of the Capetian House, who preferred to call me Anne. As the youngest girl in my family, there was not as much pressure on me to pay much attention to the affairs of the court. It was as much a surprise to me as it may be to you that Henri decided to wed me, especially since he was 18 years older, already a widower.

HELLO, I AM LUCIE DE LA ZOUCHE DE GREENE, or Lady Boketon, if you prefer. There is so much confusion about my name, but I won’t bore you with that right now. Raziel asked to speak with me because she found that I am the main linchpin for her long line of Green relatives and the royal houses of Europe. Aside