ITT: Historical Figures with cool nicknames
I'll start Charles "The Hammer"
Septimius Severus
I don't even know what it means, but it sounds cool
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William the Bastard
>>338435
It's a spell from harry potter
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
whats up
Edward, The Black Prince
>>338405
The Most Dangerous Man in Europe.
>>340296
WE
Charles XII
in life, nicknamed "Ironhead" by the Turkish due to his stubbornness.
Then a century or so after his death "Beardless Thundergod"
Suleiman the Magnificent
Not many historical figures with a title that fabulous
The Hangman of Prague
Richard the motherfucking Lionheart
>>338405
See also: Judas Maccabeus (which means "the hammer").
"The Auk" — Claude Auchinleck,
Basil the Bulgar Slayer
Mourtzouphlos
dude was irrelevant and never did anything but his name was bitchin'
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Ulf Hreda/Wolf the Quarrelsome
Lieutenant Karl "Quax" Schnörrer
He earned his nickname "Quax" by crashing his Messerschmitt 109 fighter plane three times during his flight-training.
Frederick III, usually known as The Peaceful, had another, far more savage nickname.
"The Arch-Sleepyhead of the Holy Roman Empire"
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Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus
>>340303
WUZ
>>340439
KINGZ
His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular
>>340492
N'
>>338440
He'd have had you executed if he heard you call him that.
>>340314
What did this guy actually do? I see him memeposted quite a bit.
>>340540
His real, and better, nickname is "the Lawgiver."
He basically turned an occupation into a nation.
>>340517
SHITPOSTAZ
>>340498
kek. Good ol Idi.
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Louis XI of France
His taste for intrigue and his intense diplomatic activity earned him the nicknames the Cunning (Middle French: le rusé) and the Universal Spider (Middle French: l'universelle aragne), as his enemies accused him of spinning webs of plots and conspiracies.
>>340605
>Louis XI le Ruse
>>340605
>Universal Spider
He sounds like a manga character.
white death-Simo hayha
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Genghis Khan
>The Flail of God
>>340605
came here to post this
>>340865
"Scourge" is far more cool.
And it was used by Attila, and all the Khans down to Timur the Lame.
Khalid ibn al-Walid also known as the Sword of God. Hardcore dude and one of the reasons why Islam got to be a major thing.
Cyrus the Great was also a baller. "King of the Four Corners of the World"
>>341067
Didn't Cyrus lord over literally half of all the urban centers that existed at the time?
>>341095
Yes. He was also a Messiah according to the Jews.
Arguably one of the most successful conquerors of all time.
>>340341
Kaloyan the Greek-slayer
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Yuri the Long Arms
I mean look at those fucking arms...
ALL HAIL THE SUN KING
Saint James the Moor-Slayer
El Cid (The Lord) is probably the most baller I know of.
>>338405
He was also named 'The Battle Hammer' right?
>>338405
I don't like Cromwell, but "Ironsides" is one of the most badass nicknames ever.
>>340306
Charles XII the swede?
>>341345
El Campeador, you mean.
>>342931
Christian the 7th, king of Denmark. The masterbaiter.
>>340316
Moar like the deadman of Prague, amiright?
>>340410
Sounds like some kind of gangsta rap song.
>>342945
Atleast not Christian II.
Christian Tyrant.
Always liked Ivar the Boneless for some reason
The best may have to be the fucking Scourge of God, Attila the Hun.
Other top contenders:
The Red Baron
Edward, The Black Prince
The Demon King of the Sixth Heaven
The Sun King
The Desert Fox
Βασίλειος 2 Βουλγαροkτόνος of course, you can't have more baddass nickname than "the Bulgar Slayer".
Simo Häyhä
"The White Death"
Harald Hårdråde = Harald Harsh Ruler
Harald Bluetooth
Allthough it sounds way better in swedish/danish: Harald Blåtand.
Ganger-Hrólf aka Rollo.
The nickname "ganger" (walker) comes from the claim that no horse was able to carry his huge frame.
I have for some reason always liked Eric the Lisp and Lame's nickname.
>>343003
Yeah, pretty much nothing can beat ol' Atilla's nickname.
>>340314
As your pic shows, he was called Kanuni (Lawgiver) instead of magnificient by his own people.
>>340540
He conquered Hungary and almost conquered Austria twice too. He leaded personally most of the military campaigns.
But the real contibution was as statesman and lawgiver. Basically, if the Ottoman Empire became the sick man of Europe instead of the non-existent man of Europe was thanks to him.
>>342941
Cid is also a title, and it means Lord. El Cid was called Rodrigo.
I like campeador better too though.
>>338405
This dude here was called "Immortal Soul". Pretty original and cool.
The Fighting Bishop
his brithname is cool aswell
Premysl Ottokar II of Bohemia, the Iron and Golden King.
Pretty badass. They also named Königsberg in his honour, because he was pretty much THE king.
Max Stirner
also Scipio Nasica
