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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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