barbarian A barbarian is a person or tribe of people that is perceived to be primitive, savage and warlike. Many cultures have referred to other cultures as barbarians, sometimes out of misunderstanding and sometimes out of prejudice. A "barbarian" may ...

is to a person who is perceived to be uncivilized or primitive. Barbarian may also refer to:

Sports

Rugby

Barbarian F.C. The Barbarian Football Club, known as the Barbarians, is a Great Britain, British-based invitational rugby union club. The Barbarians play in black and white hoops, though players wear socks from their own club strip. Membership is by invitatio ...

or the Barbarians, an invitational rugby union team based in Britain: *

Australian Barbarians The Australian Barbarians, nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team that has been a major part of Australian rugby since the team was founded in 1957. The club is based in Australia. The idea came from the concept of the Ba ...

Barbarian Rugby Club The Barbarian Rugby Club, more commonly known as the French Barbarians, is a rugby union team formed in 1979 and based in France. It was founded as an amateur invitational team modeled on the Barbarian F.C. From the start of the 2017–18 sea ...

, more commonly known as the French Barbarians * Brussels Barbarians *

New Zealand Barbarians The New Zealand Barbarian Rugby Club Inc., nicknamed the ''Barbarians'', or ''Baa-Baas'', is a rugby union club headquartered in Kingsland, New Zealand, Kingsland, Auckland. The idea came from the concept of the Barbarian F.C. The Barbarians pla ...

South African Barbarians South African Barbarians is an invitational rugby union club styled along the lines of Barbarian F.C. It was formed in 1960 by Frank Mellish, the former 1951–52 Springbok selector and manager, together with former Natal Rugby Union President, ...

Wrestling

The Barbarian (wrestler) Sione Havea Vailahi (born 6 September 1958) is a Tongan professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Barbarian. He is best known for his various stints with Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World W ...

(born 1958), shortened from Konga the Barbarian, ring name of professional wrestler Sione Vailahi * Nord the Barbarian, ring name of professional wrestler

John Nord John Eric Nord (born October 18, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s as Nord the Barbarian and Yu ...

* The Barbarian, ring name used in Germany by professional wrestler

Dave Sullivan (wrestler) William Adolph Danenhauer Jr. (born December 1, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, college football coach, and college athletics administrator. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling from 1993 to ...

Games

* '' Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior'', a 1987 fighting game by Palace Software * ''Barbarian'' (1987 video game), a 1987 platform game by Psygnosis/Melbourne House * ''Barbarian'' (2002 video game), a 2002 fighting game by Titus * Barbarian (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a character class in the fantasy game * ''The Barbarians'' (board game), a 1981 board game * Barbarian, a character class in ''

Diablo II ''Diablo II'' is a 2000 action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and OS X. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror themes, was conceptualized and des ...

'', and ''Diablo III'' * Barbarian, a troop from the mobile strategy game ''

Clash of Clans ''Clash of Clans'' is a 2012 free-to-play mobile strategy video game developed and published by Supercell. The game was released for iOS platforms on 2 August 2012, and on Google Play for Android on 7 October 2013. Since 2016, an animated ...

'' and ''

Clash Royale ''Clash Royale'' is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Supercell. The game combines elements from collectible card games, tower defense, and multiplayer online battle arena. The game was released globally on March 2, ...

Arts and entertainment

* ''Barbarians'', a series of comics published by

Atlas/Seaboard Comics Atlas/Seaboard Comics is a line of comic books published by the American company Seaboard Periodicals in the 1970s. Though the line was published under the brand Atlas Comics, comic book historians and collectors refer to it as Atlas/Seaboard Com ...

* ''The Barbarians'', an opera by

Constantine Koukias Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music The ...

based on a poem by Constantine P. Cavafy * ''The Barbarians'', a series of novels set in the ''Dragonlance'' realm * ''The Barbarians'' (painting), a 1937 painting by German Surrealist Max Ernst

Music

The Barbarians (band) The Barbarians was an American garage rock band formed in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, that was active from 1964 to 1967. They are known for their 1965 hit song " Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl", and their album of the same name. History The B ...

, a 1960s American garage band * "The Barbarian" (song), a 1970 piece from ''Emerson, Lake & Palmer'', after Béla Bartók's ''Allegro barbaro'' * "The Barbarians", a 2021 song by Greta Van Fleet from their album ''

The Battle at Garden's Gate ''The Battle at Garden's Gate'' is the second studio album by American rock band Greta Van Fleet, released on April 16, 2021. The album's first single, "My Way, Soon", was released on October 9, 2020 and topped the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock c ...

'' * "Barbarian", a 1981 song by INXS from their album ''

Underneath the Colours ''Underneath the Colours'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band INXS. It was released in Australia in 19 October 1981 on the Deluxe Records label and reached No 15 on the Australian album charts. Background In 1981, INXS sign ...

'' * "Barbarian", a 2005 song by August Burns Red from their album ''

Thrill Seeker ''Thrill Seeker'' is the debut studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on November 8, 2005, through Solid State Records and was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz. A music video was released for the opening track "You ...

'' * "Barbarian", a 2011 song by E-40 from his album '' Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift'' * "Barbarian", a 2015 song by The Darkness from their album ''

Last of Our Kind ''Last of Our Kind'' is the fourth studio album by British hard rock band The Darkness. Produced by the band's guitarist Dan Hawkins at his studio The Hawks Nest in Norfolk, it was first released on 27 May 2015 in Japan, and later in other territ ...

'' * "Barbarians", a 2015 song by The Libertines from their album ''

Anthems for Doomed Youth ''Anthems for Doomed Youth'' is the third studio album by English garage rock band The Libertines, released on 11 September 2015. The album contains two notable literary references: the tracks "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and "Gunga Din" reference ...

'' * "Barbarian", a 2022 song by Lil Durk from his album ''

7220 ''7220'' is the seventh solo studio album by American rapper Lil Durk. It was released through Only the Family, Alamo Records, and Sony Music on March 11, 2022. The album features guest appearances from Future, Gunna, Summer Walker, and Morgan Wa ...

Film

* ''The Barbarian'' (1920 film), an American silent drama based on a short story by Theodore Seixas Solomons * ''The Barbarian'' (1933 film), also titled ''A Night in Cairo'', an American romantic drama starring Ramon Novarro * ''Barbarians'' (1953 film), a Soviet drama based on Maxim Gorky's 1905 play of the same name * ''The Barbarians'' (1960 film), also titled ''Revak the Rebel'', a historical epic starring Jack Palance * ''The Barbarians'' (1987 film), an English-language swords-and-sorcery film, an American-Italian co-production * ''Barbarian'' (2003 film), an American sword-and-sorcery film starring Michael O'Hearn and Martin Kove * ''Barbarians'' (2021 film), a British thriller film * ''Barbarian'' (2022 film), an American horror film

Television

* ''Barbarians'' (miniseries), a 2004 History Channel documentary TV series about invading tribes during the Roman Empire * ''

Terry Jones' Barbarians ''Terry Jones' Barbarians'' is a 4-part TV documentary series first broadcast on BBC 2 in 2006. It was written and presented by Terry Jones, and it challenges the received Roman and Roman Catholic notion of the barbarian. Professor Barry Cunlif ...

'', a 2006 BBC documentary TV series about Roman and Roman Catholic notion of barbarians * ''Barbarians'' (2020 TV series), a German TV series set during the Roman Empire's occupation of Germania