Barbarian
From Cunnan
Jump to navigationJump to search
Barbarian is a term generally used to refer to "primitive" people who lack "civilization". As such, it has been variously applied to the Goths, the Norse, the Germans, the French, the English, the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots, the Huns, Pagans, Muslims, Hindus, Christians and just about anyone the speaker doesn't like.
The term barbarian comes from the ancient Greek barbaroi, which literally means "those who speak like sheep", an unflattering term for non-Greek-speakers. The ancient Greek definition of barbarian, therefore, was "anybody not Greek."
Because of a number of motion pictures, modern use of the word barbarian tends to refer to those persons on migratory inclination who wore furs and carried large swords.
