Warhammer allegories? (SHOCKING FACTS!!) O_O

[Tactical9150™]

How many allegories can you spot?

List of know allegories in Warhammer:

• Reichland - 3rd reich
  
• Kislev - RUssia
  
• Skaven?
  
• Greenskins - primitive African tribes
  
• Lizardmen - Mesoamericans.
  
• Norsca - Norse vikings
  
• Dark Elves - Unites States (Historical slave trading connotation)
  
• Chaos Dwarfs - Babylonians
  
• Dwarfs ????
  
• Slaanesh - Sodomites
  
• Tilia - Italy
  
• Estalia - Spain
  
• Vampire Counts = Romania
  
• Grand Cathay - Mythological China and Total War: Three Kingdoms

Comment below for additions to the list.

And gimme some clowns to cover the expenses of producing this content.

[When We Dead Awaken]

Kislev - Russia
Norsca - Ukraine

Elves - Ancient Greece (Athens)

[Narldevan]

When We Dead Awaken původně napsal:

Kislev - Russia
Norsca - Ukraine

Elves - Ancient Greece (Athens)

Elves are atlantians

[8-The-General-8]

Hilarious read...

GW ripped all their sources from Western and Eastern history, fiction and fact. That's all I wanna say lol!

Edit:
Skaven do seem a bit Commie though... *sniff*

[Abisha]

Tactical9150™ původně napsal:

Privileged Hyena Costs Are Up původně napsal:

The Empire has nothing to do with the 3rd Reich.
The Empire's based off the Early Modern period, 17th century.

Several factions aren't based off any particular nation at all, let alone post modern culture-less scat holes like America. They're based off folk tale, myth, and themes from the Western Esoteric tradition.
You guys even crapped the bed on the Lizardmen, which are based on Mesoamerican lore, not a loose idea of 'native americans'.

The sooner this franchise shifts to 40k the better. Max profit for CA and minimal neural activity for their target whales.

:empirecross::empirecross::empirecross::sdcap: What's with the iron crosses then? It's a known nazi symbol.

because something looks like "nazi symbol" do not means it's a nazi

https://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/coast-guard-cross-recipients/attachment/211-2117671_coast-guard-cross-coast-guard-medal-of-honor-png/

or are american soldiers satanist? after all they wear a pentagram
https://www.cmohs.org/news-events/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MOH-medals-1-scaled.jpg

most symbols Germans used during WW2 was stolen or copy from other nations.

[8-The-General-8]

Abisha původně napsal:

Tactical9150™ původně napsal:

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or are american soldiers satanist? after all they wear a pentagram
https://www.cmohs.org/news-events/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MOH-medals-1-scaled.jpg
...

Victorian police in AUstralia have that symbol too.

[Funky Monk]

Greenskins are based on english hooligans not on african tribals

[Da_Higg]

Funky Monk původně napsal:

Greenskins are based on english hooligans not on african tribals

Savage Orcs are inspired by some of the negative portrayals of tribal groups, especially the idea of "magic warpaint", but they don't take anything from real world cultures.

I think it is a play on the concept of Football Tribalism - the idea of large groups coming together all to be part of a greater whole, the mass energy of stadium full of fans all screaming the same thing.

Even the concept of the Waagh can be seen as more fans rallying to support a team that is doing well, only to drift away as soon as the team starts to fumble

[8-The-General-8]

Narldevan původně napsal:

When We Dead Awaken původně napsal:

Kislev - Russia
Norsca - Ukraine

Elves - Ancient Greece (Athens)

Elves are atlantians

Interesting.

Elfs in Viking old lore were not the most humble beings.

[Aleera]

Da_Higg původně napsal:

Savage Orcs are inspired by some of the negative portrayals of tribal groups, especially the idea of "magic warpaint", but they don't take anything from real world cultures.

You do realize savage Orcs are more akin to those football hooligans that paint their faces and go shirtless?

[8-The-General-8]

I suppose we are all avoiding the Bible. So, gonna take a chance and say Atlanteans were some kind of hybrid of Nephilim and God sunk them : D

Fossils don't lie about sudden decisions by the Almighty.

[The One True Git]

Aleera původně napsal:

Da_Higg původně napsal:

Savage Orcs are inspired by some of the negative portrayals of tribal groups, especially the idea of "magic warpaint", but they don't take anything from real world cultures.

You do realize savage Orcs are more akin to those football hooligans that paint their faces and go shirtless?

No dummy, don't you realize all the orks speak in a cockney accent, just like the tribes of Cockney in Africa? Surely there wouldn't be any tongue in cheek depictions of members of a "civilized" society.

/s obviously

[ManiacalManwich]

Dawi are USA. Hear me out. Guns, booze, beards... and if you touch a Dawi's stuff, you're getting a grudgin'. Any one know what happens when someone touches America's boats... every time?

[Hex]

You won't see this much bait even in a bait shop.

[Appiodici]

Tilia - Italy
Estalia - Spain

[Tactical9150™]

Aleera původně napsal:

Da_Higg původně napsal:

Savage Orcs are inspired by some of the negative portrayals of tribal groups, especially the idea of "magic warpaint", but they don't take anything from real world cultures.

You do realize savage Orcs are more akin to those football hooligans that paint their faces and go shirtless?

Yeah, well. Savage orcs wear no football paint, savage orcs paint themselves with tribal paintings.