Research: Warcries

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Kolba

According to this thread:

http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,49048.0.html

lumikant agreed to make some voice acting/warcries for Land of Eternal Youth.

My question is: what Celtic/Gaelic/Romano-Brithon/Saxon warcries or taunts do you know? I need to make soon a list of warcries.

Already known a Roman warcry: Nobiscum Deus meaning  "God with us!".
 
I don't know if it would be used at such an early period, but in later times the phonetic shortening "Abú!" was a major element of many Gaelic war-cries. Pronounced "ABOO" or "AVOO" (depending on accent and so on) and shouted very loud and drawn out. I think it's a contraction of "a bhuaidh" which is "victorious". Used in the form "X Abú", inserting the name of leader/king or of a clan, or sometimes a symbol. eg. the war cry of the Ui Neill of Ulster was "an lamh dearg abú" meaning "the Red Hand victorious"

As I said that's mostly described quite a bit later (like 14th-17th centuries) but it's worth knowing. I also read something about Brythonic/Welsh warcries not to long ago, I'll have a look for it.

Lancer
 
So, lumikant - try to record only two voices:

"Nobiscum Deus" and "Abú!"

Thanks in advance!
 
http://rapidshare.com/files/160146493/taleworld_demo.ogg.html

There's about 5 minutes of vocals there. Probably 30 or 35 seconds of it is for this mod.

Btw, that abu **** must have been engineered to make me sound retarded.
 
Recorded voices are very good!
Keep up the good work, lumikant :smile:.

blood of the North said:
Serious one now Ut,Ut,Ut for the saxons

Is this historical warcry? Or you just invented it?
 
Kolba said:
Recorded voices are very good!
Keep up the good work, lumikant :smile:.

blood of the North said:
Serious one now Ut,Ut,Ut for the saxons

Is this historical warcry? Or you just invented it?

That was what they said at Hastings. Except, in context, it was a cry demanding the Normans leave (Out! Out! Out!). It'd be out of place in the period.
 
blood of the North said:
No they could be saying get out, out, out you welsh bastards :grin:

edit: please include kaplooor its hilarious

"But we live here already!"
"Shut up and get out you wankers!"
 
Lumikant recorded new voice Constans! It's quite amazing, listen:

https://www.mbrepository.com/file.php?cid=10&id=994

But I still need some historical voices, so my offer is actual.

 
As Lumikant intends to work on new warcries, post your ideas for them.

"Ardwyre reget" - Rheged, arise!
 
A couple of war cries we are using as quotes for Wrath of the Norsemen. :cool:

Riadarudda ar sibhae: The warriors of Riada are upon you! - Dal Riadan warcry

Amudha moc Dal Cais! Arsle: Rise, sons of the Dal Cais! Slaughter! - Battle-cry of the Dal Cais clan of Muma
 
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