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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Pictured: BarbaricBattleaxe, BarbarianHero, BarbarianLonghair, BraidsOfBarbarism, ExposedToTheElements, FrazettaMan, FurBikini, HeroicBuild, LoinCloth, NemeanSkinning, NubileSavage, PeltsOfTheBarbarian, SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset and YouShallNotPass.]]
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4	''An index for all those who wish to [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 crush their enemies, see them driven before them, and hear the lamentations of their women]].''
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6	This is a list of tropes revolving around barbarian people in fiction, who are usually of Eurasian extraction: Germanics, Celts, Turkics, Mongols, or their FantasyCounterpartCulture.
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8	Compare with FictionalCultureAndNationTropes, when applied to fictional peoples, or NationalStereotypes, when used in historical fiction.
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10	!!Types of barbarians:
11	* BarbarianHero: A barbarian warrior as TheHero.
12	* BarbarianTribe: A tribe of undisciplined and fierce warriors.
13	* BornInTheSaddle: A culture revolving around riding animals, often but not always horses.
14	* FrazettaMan: The generic subhuman native of the LostWorld.
15	* TheHorde: A teeming horde of savage, cruel and barbaric {{Mooks}}.
16	* HordesFromTheEast: Peoples of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Steppe Eurasian Steppes]], or their FantasyCounterpartCulture, in fiction.
17	* HornyVikings: The stereotypical Viking warrior.
18	* HorseArcher: An expert archer able to shoot a bow on horseback.
19	* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: A fictional race or people whose culture is built around warfare and honor.
20	* {{Valkyries}}: From the Myth/NorseMythology.
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22	!!Tropes associated with barbarians:
23	* AmazonianBeauty: Most barbarian warrior women fit into this category.
24	* BarbaricBattleaxe: Barbarians usually wield battleaxes as their weapon of choice.
25	* BarbarianLonghair: Long and wild hair as a barbaric trait.
26	* BeardOfBarbarism: Beards on barbarians.
27	* TheBerserker: An AxCrazy warrior fueled by an UnstoppableRage who [[AttackAttackAttack never retreats]].
28	* BestHerToBedHer: Inextricably linked to barbarian warrior women thanks to ComicBook/RedSonja.
29	* BloodKnight: A character who lives for and enjoys ''a lot'' fighting.
30	* BraidsOfBarbarism: Long hair with braided styles as a barbaric trait.
31	* BrawnHilda: It's not uncommon for a barbarian woman to portrayed as big, mannish and unattractive, when she's not an AmazonianBeauty.
32	* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: Barbarians use equally barbaric weapons.
33	* ChainmailBikini: Chainmail armour with a bit too much {{Fanservice}}.
34	* ExposedToTheElements: Barbarian attire oftens seems to ignore the climate they live in.
35	* FurBikini: A scanty fur outfit.
36	* GrimUpNorth: Barbarians frequently hail from cold, dark, "northern" territories.
37	* HornsOfBarbarism: Barbarians often wear horned helmets.
38	* LoinCloth: Basic underwear made of cloth, fur or hide.
39	* NemeanSkinning: Expect the open-mouthed head of a skinned animal to be part of a barbaric attire.
40	* NubileSavage: Barbarian women are often primitive and drop-dead gorgeous.
41	* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: Furs and rough leathers are a frequent costume of choice for barbarians.
42	* RapePillageAndBurn: What most AlwaysChaoticEvil barbaric tribes do.
43	* SavagePiercings: A favourite accessory of evil barbarians.
44	* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Barbarians often are.
45	* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: Barbarian dress often uses bones and teeth as adornment.
46	* SkullCups: Drinking from the skulls of vanquished enemies.
47	* TribalFacePaint: Face paint patterns on barbaric characters, frequently on those of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picts Pictish]] inspiration.
48	* VikingFuneral: A funeral rite where the deceased is laid on a boat with his effects, sailed on the sea and burned with a flaming arrow.
49	* WarGod: Generally barbaric peoples' Gods are as warlike as the tribes from which they are worshipped.
50	* WarriorHeaven: A [[FantasyCounterpartReligion fantasy counterpart]] of the Norse Valhalla.

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