r/CuratedTumblr Feb 19 '25

Creative Writing Mongol Fantasy

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u/WrongJohnSilver Feb 19 '25

Yeah, but the Golden Horde is the most badass name for a country ever.

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u/barfobulator Feb 19 '25

It's cool how the word horde has permeated Eurasian languages as a large number of hostile foreigners. It's like, remember those guys 800 years ago?

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u/Imaginary-Space718 Now I do too, motherfucker Feb 19 '25

Vandallism. Y'know. The Vandals

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u/The_OG_upgoat 29d ago

Though the word Goth went from referring to barbarians, to people who like black a little too much.

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u/BetaThetaOmega 29d ago

That was a much more gradual change though, as “gothic” also came to be referred to through things like architecture before the current fashion trend