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<blockquote data-quote="alsih2o" data-source="post: 2109957" data-attributes="member: 4790"><p>Borrowing from here- <a href="http://www.nonzero.org/chap10.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nonzero.org/chap10.htm</a> "Historians use "barbarian" more loosely: Barbarians are peoples with a culture less advanced than their neighbors', and perhaps with a tendency to violently exploit their neighbors' advancement."</p><p></p><p> Sounds about right to me. The intro there covers the fact that the barbarians almost never write the history. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p> EUROPEAN BARBARIANS-</p><p></p><p> This site- <a href="http://www.wizardrealm.com/barbarians/history.html" target="_blank">http://www.wizardrealm.com/barbarians/history.html</a> offers a view only on North European barbarians, but has a pretty good overview. Right down to village drawings for your campaign.</p><p></p><p> "A Civilized Barbarian and a Barbarous Roman", Tow letters from Sidonius Apollinaris about these folks- <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/sidonius2.html" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/sidonius2.html</a></p><p></p><p> "Barbarian or nomad?" <a href="http://members.tripod.com/~whitebard/nomads.htm" target="_blank">http://members.tripod.com/~whitebard/nomads.htm</a> Mostly geared towards SCA folks, but very interesting.</p><p></p><p> "Sons of Norway" offers a cool look into Viking life. Games, religion and even measurements to cheat your players with- <a href="http://www.vikingage.com/vac/hugin.html" target="_blank">http://www.vikingage.com/vac/hugin.html</a></p><p></p><p> Here we have another great page by the BBC, the BBC rocks. This one covers wepaons and warfare amongst the vikings- <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/weapons_01.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/weapons_01.shtml</a></p><p></p><p> A big Viking database- <a href="http://viking.hgo.se/Files/VikHeri/Viking_Age/default.html" target="_blank">http://viking.hgo.se/Files/VikHeri/Viking_Age/default.html</a></p><p></p><p> Viking treasures from the Met- <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vikg/hd_vikg.htm" target="_blank">http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vikg/hd_vikg.htm</a></p><p></p><p> Cool stuff from a Celtic chieftains grave- <a href="http://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/hochdorf/h_fund1d.html" target="_blank">http://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/hochdorf/h_fund1d.html</a></p><p></p><p> A timeline of European barbarian invasions...in case you are making a history- <a href="http://barbarians.netfirms.com/" target="_blank">http://barbarians.netfirms.com/</a></p><p></p><p> An economicist looks at the barbarian invasions, 3rd to 5th centuries. Some neat text, but this guy needs help with the graphics- <a href="http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/barbarians.htm" target="_blank">http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/barbarians.htm</a></p><p></p><p> MONGOLS- </p><p></p><p> History and chronology- <a href="http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc3.htm" target="_blank">http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc3.htm</a></p><p></p><p> A mongol glossary, just to add some vocab to your game- <a href="http://members.tripod.com/~whitebard/terms.htm" target="_blank">http://members.tripod.com/~whitebard/terms.htm</a></p><p></p><p> Mongol physicallity- <a href="http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc5.htm" target="_blank">http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc5.htm</a></p><p></p><p> Mongol loot- <a href="http://www.kz/usr/ale/eng/tab1.html" target="_blank">http://www.kz/usr/ale/eng/tab1.html</a></p><p></p><p> The Mongols were closer to the earth than you, Nyah!- <a href="http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc7.htm" target="_blank">http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc7.htm</a></p><p></p><p> And they were spiritual- <a href="http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc8.htm" target="_blank">http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc8.htm</a></p><p></p><p></p><p> Have fun, Game well.</p><p> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alsih2o, post: 2109957, member: 4790"] Borrowing from here- [url]http://www.nonzero.org/chap10.htm[/url] "Historians use "barbarian" more loosely: Barbarians are peoples with a culture less advanced than their neighbors', and perhaps with a tendency to violently exploit their neighbors' advancement." Sounds about right to me. The intro there covers the fact that the barbarians almost never write the history. :) EUROPEAN BARBARIANS- This site- [url]http://www.wizardrealm.com/barbarians/history.html[/url] offers a view only on North European barbarians, but has a pretty good overview. Right down to village drawings for your campaign. "A Civilized Barbarian and a Barbarous Roman", Tow letters from Sidonius Apollinaris about these folks- [url]http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/sidonius2.html[/url] "Barbarian or nomad?" [url]http://members.tripod.com/~whitebard/nomads.htm[/url] Mostly geared towards SCA folks, but very interesting. "Sons of Norway" offers a cool look into Viking life. Games, religion and even measurements to cheat your players with- [url]http://www.vikingage.com/vac/hugin.html[/url] Here we have another great page by the BBC, the BBC rocks. This one covers wepaons and warfare amongst the vikings- [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/weapons_01.shtml[/url] A big Viking database- [url]http://viking.hgo.se/Files/VikHeri/Viking_Age/default.html[/url] Viking treasures from the Met- [url]http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vikg/hd_vikg.htm[/url] Cool stuff from a Celtic chieftains grave- [url]http://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/hochdorf/h_fund1d.html[/url] A timeline of European barbarian invasions...in case you are making a history- [url]http://barbarians.netfirms.com/[/url] An economicist looks at the barbarian invasions, 3rd to 5th centuries. Some neat text, but this guy needs help with the graphics- [url]http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/barbarians.htm[/url] MONGOLS- History and chronology- [url]http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc3.htm[/url] A mongol glossary, just to add some vocab to your game- [url]http://members.tripod.com/~whitebard/terms.htm[/url] Mongol physicallity- [url]http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc5.htm[/url] Mongol loot- [url]http://www.kz/usr/ale/eng/tab1.html[/url] The Mongols were closer to the earth than you, Nyah!- [url]http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc7.htm[/url] And they were spiritual- [url]http://www.coldsiberia.org/webdoc8.htm[/url] Have fun, Game well. :) [/QUOTE]
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