tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post7554216602286581378..comments2024-02-03T17:53:56.911+00:00Comments on ...the leadpile: Pointless Anthropology or When is a Barbarian not a Barbarian?Whiskey Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-78865924582371598242018-03-05T10:21:20.513+00:002018-03-05T10:21:20.513+00:00Nice post, well researched and thoroughly readable...Nice post, well researched and thoroughly readable.<br /><br />It's been a while since I read any Conan, but I seem to remember that Howard never actually called him "...the Barbarian" in the books, but rather "...the Cimmerian" - which further muddies the waters!Carminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234077976376999013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-36486924772298522482016-10-29T11:29:34.477+01:002016-10-29T11:29:34.477+01:00It sounds like it perplexed. The 'barbarian...It sounds like it perplexed. The 'barbarian' in the modern WHQ follows the same look as the earlier edition and Heroquest tooLittleleadpersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732389193700798794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-12425910032148902722016-10-25T21:20:58.173+01:002016-10-25T21:20:58.173+01:00Interesting, enjoyed this very much.
Currently r...Interesting, enjoyed this very much. <br /><br />Currently running a Barbarian setting rpg for my gaming group. We ended up having different tribes or cultures in the setting have a background that drew from many of the barbarian types you've outlined. No fun like plagiarised fun.Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-92217967647670553002016-10-25T03:59:18.845+01:002016-10-25T03:59:18.845+01:00Nice bit of research there!Nice bit of research there!The Composerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009448596738385017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-21553788711883858162016-10-24T18:45:30.056+01:002016-10-24T18:45:30.056+01:00Weirdly it only just occurred to me after seeing t...Weirdly it only just occurred to me after seeing them it that the Advanced HQ box art actually depicts the heroes and monsters from original HQ despite having seen many times before...<br />Critical fail on my observation roll...Captain Smyrkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275675175156008137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-81936373772215541182016-10-24T15:18:20.339+01:002016-10-24T15:18:20.339+01:00More Warhammer anthropology please, that was a fin...More Warhammer anthropology please, that was a fine read and of course completely pointless. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660599616990225131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-60381754270415336822016-10-24T14:35:34.553+01:002016-10-24T14:35:34.553+01:00Oh, please paint up a warband with farmer tans...Oh, please paint up a warband with farmer tans...quindiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194306105013871853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-27054664705616783562016-10-24T14:06:22.218+01:002016-10-24T14:06:22.218+01:00I did consider following the logical route of Barb...I did consider following the logical route of Barbarians in Lustria simply being the fantasy equivalent of Brits and Germans on holiday, the same kind of disregard for local custom and property and all of them painted a nice reddy pink, some of them with attractive T-shirt tans, but i decided it was silly. ;)Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-84238324737280228112016-10-24T14:04:03.627+01:002016-10-24T14:04:03.627+01:00I might have been lynched if I didn't.I might have been lynched if I didn't.Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-70768983327117285012016-10-24T14:03:42.219+01:002016-10-24T14:03:42.219+01:00F.I.N.E.? Aerosmith did a song about that once.......F.I.N.E.? Aerosmith did a song about that once.....Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-72369701154946574822016-10-24T14:03:13.739+01:002016-10-24T14:03:13.739+01:00You have no idea what it's like in my headYou have no idea what it's like in my head Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-67786021545392073302016-10-24T14:02:57.791+01:002016-10-24T14:02:57.791+01:00I expect a signed picture of you plus loin cloth i...I expect a signed picture of you plus loin cloth in the next couple of days.Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-22381208606340061682016-10-24T14:02:22.858+01:002016-10-24T14:02:22.858+01:00Ta! I try!
Ta! I try!<br />Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-15258582150043948122016-10-24T14:02:03.320+01:002016-10-24T14:02:03.320+01:00Next time a confusion about the roots of fantasy r...Next time a confusion about the roots of fantasy race keeps me awake at night I'll make sure I do a similar choo-choo of thoughts post!Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-67957825893285813602016-10-24T14:00:26.973+01:002016-10-24T14:00:26.973+01:00Or are they backing singers for the Beach Boys?
Or are they backing singers for the Beach Boys?<br />Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-30908615129617468792016-10-24T13:59:55.889+01:002016-10-24T13:59:55.889+01:00Anybody from Low Countries dressing up in fur loin...Anybody from Low Countries dressing up in fur loin cloths probably works in a specialist bar in Amsterdam.Whiskey Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956327711660800903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-29081830637310104832016-10-24T13:54:13.738+01:002016-10-24T13:54:13.738+01:00The fur clad guys can be justified by where they a...The fur clad guys can be justified by where they are fighting, unless they have some superhuman powers then fur pants barbarians are not fighting in the frozen north, however if they are from the frozen north then when fighting in any hotter climes they may well strip down for battle. Conan spends a lot of time in "Arabian" settings so unlike the film would be unlikely to walk around half naked as he would be burnt to a crisp.jprphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193675724130679920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-77213715786143179682016-10-24T12:50:09.835+01:002016-10-24T12:50:09.835+01:00Good post, and a good read. And yes you did have t...Good post, and a good read. And yes you did have to post that Frazetta pic :-)Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-56500662929889460642016-10-24T08:04:26.705+01:002016-10-24T08:04:26.705+01:00A very fine post indeed. A very fine post indeed. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-2135955600085140872016-10-24T07:35:32.772+01:002016-10-24T07:35:32.772+01:00Interesting thought process mate, I like it!Interesting thought process mate, I like it!Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-90513823415554687502016-10-24T01:21:24.130+01:002016-10-24T01:21:24.130+01:00A man after my own barbaric heart. ;) lovely read....A man after my own barbaric heart. ;) lovely read. airbornegrove26https://www.blogger.com/profile/16167504949340980657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-83617932833125462742016-10-23T23:12:59.335+01:002016-10-23T23:12:59.335+01:00That was fun.That was fun.cheetor/sho3boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903788038870748272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-30337083035707650052016-10-23T22:43:02.559+01:002016-10-23T22:43:02.559+01:00Bravo! I enjoyed every second of that.
I think i...Bravo! I enjoyed every second of that. <br /><br />I think if you look at the Norse that <a href="http://solegends.com/citscenarios/svenf-01.jpg" rel="nofollow">Blanche designed for the Magnificent Sven</a> (Karl Ustracutter, the Wizard, the Berserker, the Village Elder and Villager) there's a different story again. <br /><br />More pointless anthropology please.Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-75794214924078616892016-10-23T22:33:51.721+01:002016-10-23T22:33:51.721+01:00C'mon Col, it began in africa. Where was babar...C'mon Col, it began in africa. Where was babar from again ?Asslessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475252828835332056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3298356674700006690.post-2527448356427116012016-10-23T22:31:34.156+01:002016-10-23T22:31:34.156+01:00I'm pretty sure the barbarian in hero quest wa...I'm pretty sure the barbarian in hero quest was said to come from the wastelands, so the Low Countries! But no I think the notion that the barbarians are any non civilised western humans is about right. They are Norse among others, too much history renders war hammer into a gibbering wreck. Brettonian after all ranges from Norman to powdered wigs in discription.Ernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106035249657749275noreply@blogger.com