History Main / BeardOfBarbarism

* Inverted and played straight in Cormac McCarthy's ''TheRoad.'' The book's most central character sports an unkempt beard (rarely mentioned except when he gets the opportunity to shave it off) and is also the ''least'' barbaric character in the novel. Played straight by a small band of cannibals seen briefly, in which the only adjective that describes the men is "bearded."

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabal This guy]]. Suggested by {{Chabal2}}. Guess what he looks like...

* Thok, Master of Dungeoneering from RuneScape
* Bearded Nords in {{Skyrim}} would probably qualify.

* Stoick the Vast, and most of the other adult male Vikings, in Film/HowToTrainYourDragon.

** In ''WorldOfWarcraft'', this trope is exemplified by the vrykul, whose men ''always'' have this kind of beard.

[[GodOfWar http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BarbarianKing.jpg]]

* Bearded Nords in [[Skyrim] would probably qualify.

* [[http://www.testvalley.gov.uk/images/viking_lg.jpg Vikings]]-[[HollywoodHistory stereotypically.]] Actual Vikings tended to go either clean shaven or have [[http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/hairstyl.shtml fairly short, neat beards.]] This was both for the same practicality concerns Alexander the Great had and because the Norse people were very hygenic for the Middle Ages -- it was normal to wash and comb one's hair daily.
** In Iceland, I don't know about the rest of the Norse world, mentioning someones lack of beard was a shorthand for calling them gay.

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* [[http://www.figurerealm.com/Customs/14500/14411-1.jpg This guy]].
* [[http://images.elfwood.com/art/j/a/jamitchell/barbarian.jpg And this guy]].
* [[http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kppzg3zytk1qz7l0ao1_500.jpg and this guy too]].

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* One of the reasons that the BadassBeard is so popular in HeavyMetal subculture. Particularly relevant to performers and fans of viking and folk metal, most famously Amon Amarth front man [[http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c53/Schatten000/Amon_Amarth___Wacken_2006_by_HellPi.jpg Johan Hegg]].

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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabal This guy]]. Suggested by {{Chabal2}}. Guess what he looks like...

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* The Barbarian From ''{{Diablo}} III''. Note that The Barbarian of ''Diablo 2'' was bald and shaved.

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* D'Argo in ''{{Farscape}}'' has a Beard Of Barbarism made up of a mixture of hair and tentacles.

* [[http://www.diablo3fansite.com/artwork/ss2.jpg The Barbarian]] From ''{{Diablo}} III''. Note that The Barbarian of ''Diablo 2'' was bald and shaved.

* The hill tribes in GameOfThrones have rather large beards.

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* D'Argo in ''{{Farscape}}'' has a Beard Of Barbarism made up of a mixture of hair and tentacles.

* The Barbarian King from ''God of War'', as well as Zeus.

** In ''WorldOfWarcraft'', this trope is exemplified by the vargul, whose men ''always'' have this kind of beard.

* The Barbarian King from ''God of War'', pictured above, as well as Zeus.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BarbarianKing.jpg

[[GodOfWar http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BarbarianKing.jpg]]

[[caption-width:587:The KING of this trope]]

* Ronan Dex from ''{{Stargate Atlantis}}''. More noticeable are his dreadlocks, however.

* Aversion: When most people hear barbarian, they probably think of [[ConanTheBarbarian Conan]], who isn't bearded.

* The Latin word for beard ("barba") is related to the Latin word for barbarian ("barbarus").

* While the beardedness of the Celts is debatable, they are confirmed to have some pretty big mustaches.