barbarian A barbarian (or savage) is someone who is perceived to be either Civilization, uncivilized or primitive. The designation is usually applied as a generalization based on a popular stereotype; barbarians can be members of any nation judged by som ...

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

Sports

Barbarian F.C. The Barbarian Football Club, known as the Barbarians is a 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 invitation. As of 2011, p ...

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 which 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 B ...

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 season ...

, more commonly known as the French Barbarians **

Brussels Barbarians The Brussels Barbarians Rugby Football Club (also known as the Babas) are a rugby union club in Belgium, formed in 1968, one of two expatriate rugby clubs in Belgium. The club consists of two men's teams, which play matches every Sunday aftern ...

New Zealand Barbarians The New Zealand Barbarians, nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", are an invitational rugby union team. They have been a part of New Zealand rugby since the team was founded in 1937 by two ex-All Blacks, Ronald Bush and Hubert McLean, who captained their f ...

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, ...

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 National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and W ...

(born 1958), ring name of professional wrestler Sione Vailahi

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 an Action role-playing game, action role-playing hack and slash, hack-and-slash video game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and macOS. The game, ...

'', and ''Diablo III'' * Barbarian, a character 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 Finnish game developer Supercell (video game company), Supercell. The game was released for iOS platforms on August 2, 2012, and on Google Play for ...

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Clash Royale ''Clash Royale'' is a free-to-play 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 ...

Arts and entertainment

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

Atlas/Seaboard Comics Atlas/Seaboard is the term comic book historians and collectors use to refer to the 1970s line of comics published as Atlas Comics by the American company Seaboard Periodicals, to differentiate from the 1950s' Atlas Comics, a predecessor of Marvel ...

* ''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 Theatre ...

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

, an 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 August Burns Red is an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, formed in 2003. The band's current lineup consists of lead guitarist John ...

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

7220 ''7220'' is the seventh 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 Wallen. ...

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'', a 2003 American sword-and-sorcery film starring

Michael O'Hearn Michael O'Hearn (born January 26, 1969) is an American bodybuilder, personal trainer, actor, and model. He has been featured on over 400 magazine covers, was Fitness Model of the Year seven times, and is a four-time Mr. Natural Universe title ho ...

and

Martin Kove Martin Kove () (born ) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Kreese, the main antagonist of ''The Karate Kid'' (1984). He reprised the role in ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), ''The Karate Kid Part III'' (1989), and the ...

* ''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 ...