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by | Charlemagne | |
| Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer) | |
| Richard the Lionheart | |
| William the Conqueror | |
| Vercingetorix | |
| Hannibal | |
| Spartacus | |
| Wolf the Quarrelsome | |
| Genghis Khan | |
| Erik the Red |
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- Cleopatra - There were 7 Cleopatras in her line. Very cool name.
- Artemisia - Queen of Halicarnassus Xerxes(also cool man's name) against the Greeks, then helped talk Xerxes out of pursuing his conquest of Greece. Man, what a name!
- Helen of Troy - C'mon, you saw Troy.
- Enheduanna - the daughter of the great Mesopotamian king, Sargon of Akkad. Enheduanna helped her father solidify his political power and unite the Sumerian city-states by merging the worship of many local city goddesses into worship of the Sumerian goddess, Inanna(Talk about using religion as power).
- Zenobia - was a third-century queen of Palmyra, a "warrior queen." Zenobia led her people in a war against Rome.
- Semiramis - sounds a it like a communicable disease, but she was the legendary warrior queen of Assyria credited with building a new Babylon as well as conquest of neighboring states.
- The Trung Sisters - Trung Trac and Trung Nhi - Vietnamese heroines who ruled briefly as co-queens.
- Queen Dahia-Al Kahina - fought against the Arab incursion in North Africa where under her leadership Africans fought back fiercely and drove the Arab army northward into Tripolitania.
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/ancientgreece/Ancient_Greece_Women.htm
Not only is Charles the Hammer a cool name for history, it rocks for the World Wrestling Federation also!
Think about how cool Charles Martel's name actually is. First, it's French and still sounds bad-ass-- now don't get me wrong, French is a great language for poetry, cooking, and to aid in panty removal, but it doesn't lend itslelf well to bad-ass. Second, imagine how how got the nickname "The Hammer"-- fellow soldiers saw him whooping up on the Muslim invaders at the Battle of Tours and said (I'm paraphrasing) "Dude! Charlie is laying the smack down like a mother f%#@ing HAMMER!" "Tru-dat! Yo, Chuck! From henceforth you are to known as Charles the Mother F%#@ing Hammer"
Don't forget Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni :)
Don't take this the wrong way, but I think I love you. I hope Vnutz realizes it's merely a nerd crush;) Anyways, I am humbled by your awesome list and penitent for my lack of hot historical babe names but alas, as always, space was a factor and these were the ones I came up with off the top of my head. Maybe you should submit your list as coolest historical names, hot babe edition.
Well, if I had known that my prowess as a "Nerd-ess" would assist in assembling my very own entourage, I would have been flexing my grey matter more often! Ergh...did you feel that? Flexed it all at once just then...
I’m accepting applications for membership within my own personal harem next week. Only applicants with IQ’s of 138 and above, generally “hot” applicants, anyone owning a complete Star Wars or original Star Trek costume (ear muffs do not a Princess Leia make) or bonified, genuine nerd job holders will be considered…. ha ha
I’d also like to offer up Xena Warrior Princess for consideration as well. Anyone whose stage name is, Lucy Lawless, deserves a vote!
I was tempted to say Genghis Khan (because of Wrath of Khan, I'm guessing), but I had to go with Wolf the Quarrelsome instead. I mean, for a guy who supposedly wound the entrails of his enemy around a tree, by his name, at least, Wolf the Quarrelsome doesn't sound all that bad. Maybe he has a few cousins, like Alfred the Irritating, Brendan the Reasonably Annoying, and Clarence the Mildly Amusing.
I love how understated the moniker "Quarrelsome" is. You would think maybe prone to arguing with his neighbors or co-workers, not killing everything he saw.
As for Genghis Khan, it sounds like an imposing super-villain name, someone menacing with possible a cloak or cape. In reality he was a short, bowl-legged psychopath who boiled some folks alive at one of his wedding banquets.
I guess a "quarrel" back in the day was a little bit more intense. If he lived today, in Britain he would be called "Wolf the unreasonably violent," while in America he'd be called "Wolf the crazy-ass mofo."
While I stand by Wolf the Quarrelsome for the best name, Genghis Khan had the best [http://www.barbariankeep.com/ctbsecrets.html motto] for a barbarian warlord: "To crush your enemies, to see them fall at your feet -- to take their horses and goods and hear the lamentation of their women"
: "To crush your enemies, to see them fall at your feet -- to take their horses and goods and hear the lamentation of their women"
I guess Conan was an un-original bastard, huh?
"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." Absolutely must be read out loud in your best Schwarzenegger voice.
Oh man, that's a mantra. I wouldn't be surprised if high powered executives at major multinats chant that before they go into board meetings. Reminds me of a little book called might is right (imagine if Conan wrote down his personal philosophy), which I think was supposed to be a joke--though that hasn't stopped it from being taken seriously in some circles.
Vlad Ţepeş--Vlad the Impaler?
Seriously..I chose William the Conqueror--but only because there is a slight possibility that he is in my family tree somewhere.
I'm just surprised that Super Bad Ass Sweet Daddy VnutZ isn't anywhere on the list. That fellow is menacing ....
Vnut? Sounds more like a name made up by some immature teenager. No offense of course.
Eye.Of.Sage, now that's a name!
Now I wish I'd replaced Erik the Red with Vlad. oh, well. As for William the Conqueror, I love the simplicity in his name. "I am James the blacksmith, I make horseshoes." "I am Richard the Farmer, I grow food." "I am William the Conqueror. 'Nuff said."
Willie's name before the Battle of Hastings in 1066 was William the Bastard. After it was down to "Billy the Bad-Ass" or "William the Conqueror," but they figured the latter pretty much covered it.
True story! I beat Billy the Bad Ass like a drum in 9th grade. LOL!
How could you omit Vlad the Impaler
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Rasputin by AnonBCA :: NR6 :: on 20 February 2008
Dude, where is Rasputin...thats a cold blooded name. I like Nostradamus too...