This document provides an overview of social and cultural views of women in ancient Europe from Celtic, Germanic, and Norse societies through the Carolingian period. It discusses women's roles in marriage, inheritance, choosing husbands, adultery laws, divorce, religious conversion, and the development of monasticism. The document also examines the portrayal of women in early Christianity, their roles as queens, saints, mystics, and heretics from the 5th to 15th centuries.