2006-09-13 14:25:51 · 5 answers · asked by Talei barrett the man with balls 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
no, just a scotsman, he actually was a statesman in scotland. hardly barbaric, though the english always considered the scots barbarians and some still do i think.
2006-09-13 18:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on how you define "barbarian" . Does your definition depend on cleanliness, clothing, religious expression, actions in battle, etc.? If being dirty, and simply dressed, and fierce in battle make one a barbarian, then yes. King Edward Longshanks would be "civilized" by those standards.
If "barbarian/civilized" depends on level of education, honesty, fairness, and righteousness in personal/political dealings, then Bill was civilized, and King Ed was a savage!
It all depends on how you look at it.
2006-09-14 00:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on if you have long hair. The word barbarian comes from an old English word that does mean "long hair"
So, if he had long hair and is from the area around Denmark... Yes.
2006-09-13 22:38:28 · answer #3 · answered by feldonluminex 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. He was a patriot. Their way of fighting may seem barbaric to us, but that was how it was back then. He was betrayed by the very man he fought for and that man received historical accolades. I guess nothing really changes with the centuries.
2006-09-13 21:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by Kay 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes he was..... back then, a leader had to be barbaric to resist to a stronger enemy
2006-09-13 21:57:03 · answer #5 · answered by Sir Alex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋