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Title: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: RobertOfDrugsley on December 03, 2013, 06:53:24 pm
I'll start: Gilles de la Rais! I assume he's based on this fella, who has quite the interesting and morbid back story:

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Band named Macabre made a pretty great song about him. Here is the part that gets stuck on my mind every time I see him in game:

Gilles De rais was the man
Who cut up the French children
What Gilles De Rais would do then
Is masturbate on their organs

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And the song itself:
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Man of Steel on December 03, 2013, 06:55:56 pm
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Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Tore on December 03, 2013, 07:01:58 pm
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tore_Hund (http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tore_Hund)

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Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Leshma on December 03, 2013, 07:02:39 pm
LordBerenger based on Count of Barcelona, Ramon de Berenguer :lol:
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Muunilinst on December 03, 2013, 07:10:24 pm
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T_Frundsberg,

a arbalester, havent seen him for a while.

Famous Landsknecht (Mercenary) in the 15th - 16th century.

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Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Macropus on December 03, 2013, 07:15:35 pm
My nickname (latin word for Kangaroo) is based on this legendary person:
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Umbra on December 03, 2013, 08:04:53 pm
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Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: polkafranzi on December 03, 2013, 08:19:22 pm
"Krems ist eine der bedeutendsten Ruinenanlagen der Steiermark. An ihrer Stelle dürfte bereits um die Mitte des 12. Jahrhundert ein erster bescheidener Wehrbau im Auftrag der Salzburger Erzbischöfe errichtet worden sein.

Der Ausbau zur stattlichen Burg erfolgte aber vermutlich erst zu Beginn des 13. Jahrhunderts unter Otto von Krems-Leonrode. 1278 wird sie als castrum Chremse bezeichnet. Der nördliche Teil des Burgareals war ein Lehen des Salzburger Erzbistums, während es sich beim südlichen Teil um ein freies Eigen handelte. 1160 scheint ein Wulfing von Krems urkundlich auf. Wulfings Sohn Otto starb 1234 ohne Nachkommen. Seine Witwe heiratete Hartnit von Rabenstein. Dieser ließ Krems von seinen Dienstmannen verwalten, die sich nach der Burg nannten."
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Panos_ on December 03, 2013, 08:34:38 pm
"Krems ist eine der bedeutendsten Ruinenanlagen der Steiermark. An ihrer Stelle dürfte bereits um die Mitte des 12. Jahrhundert ein erster bescheidener Wehrbau im Auftrag der Salzburger Erzbischöfe errichtet worden sein.

Der Ausbau zur stattlichen Burg erfolgte aber vermutlich erst zu Beginn des 13. Jahrhunderts unter Otto von Krems-Leonrode. 1278 wird sie als castrum Chremse bezeichnet. Der nördliche Teil des Burgareals war ein Lehen des Salzburger Erzbistums, während es sich beim südlichen Teil um ein freies Eigen handelte. 1160 scheint ein Wulfing von Krems urkundlich auf. Wulfings Sohn Otto starb 1234 ohne Nachkommen. Seine Witwe heiratete Hartnit von Rabenstein. Dieser ließ Krems von seinen Dienstmannen verwalten, die sich nach der Burg nannten."

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Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: brunoII on December 03, 2013, 08:36:58 pm
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Posted by: Umbra
« on: Today at 08:04:53 pm »
 


Umbra the character that inspired you ogre was in Oblivion? (I think the name of the game is this)
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Rebelyell on December 03, 2013, 08:41:21 pm
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Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Leshma on December 03, 2013, 09:48:50 pm
Umbra the character that inspired you ogre was in Oblivion? (I think the name of the game is this)

In Oblivion, Umbra is female Orc guarding some vampiric hideout. His Umbra is from Morrowind.
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: _schizo321437 on December 03, 2013, 10:01:07 pm
In Oblivion, Umbra is female Orc guarding some vampiric hideout. His Umbra is from Morrowind.

"Umbra is a Bosmer warrior who can be found in the Ayleid ruin of Vindasel." visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Yazid on December 03, 2013, 10:02:42 pm
Umbra is an O.G
here's one I particularly like.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/634554/al-Walid-ibn-Yazid
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Varadin on December 03, 2013, 10:19:00 pm
"Fite me irl" cuse of too many street fights  8-)
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Kan_Tervel on December 04, 2013, 05:04:42 am
Khan Tervel    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tervel_of_Bulgaria (ftp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tervel_of_Bulgaria)
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Lord_Bernie_of_Voodoo on December 04, 2013, 05:06:43 am
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Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Nightmare798 on December 04, 2013, 12:45:48 pm
Gilles De rais was the man
Who cut up the French children
What Gilles De Rais would do then
Is masturbate on their organs

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Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Leshma on December 04, 2013, 01:08:36 pm
"Umbra is a Bosmer warrior who can be found in the Ayleid ruin of Vindasel." visitors can't see pics , please register or login


Good job checking UESP. I don't remember many things from Oblivion, probably because it's a shitty game just like Skyrim. Morrowind ftw!
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: _schizo321437 on December 04, 2013, 01:52:47 pm
I take nothing at face value.
Title: Re: Characters with names based on awesome historical people
Post by: Algarn on December 04, 2013, 01:59:32 pm
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Never, never say that french peps aren't somewhat mad...