legendary warrior
Famed battle hero
A legendary warrior is a fighter of exceptional renown, either from myth and folklore or from real history elevated to mythic status.
The phrase suggests someone whose combat prowess has become the stuff of stories: Achilles remains the archetypal legendary warrior.
In modern use, it often appears in gaming and fantasy contexts, or as hyperbole for anyone displaying remarkable fighting skill or determination.
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- noble knightAristocratic mounted warrior
- Joan of ArcMedieval French military saint
- war heroOne honored for combat bravery
- BeowulfOld English epic's protagonist
ancient hero · martial arts master · epic battle · Berserker · battle cry · Gilgamesh · Samurai · sword and shield · Alexander the Great · Heracles · Spartacus · William Wallace · Gladiator · Genghis Khan · Shaka Zulu · Saladin · King Arthur · blood feud
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