This document discusses the archetype of the warrior across various cultures throughout history. It defines the warrior as a noble champion who acts with honor and protects the underdog. It then provides examples of warriors from 8 different cultures, including Ancient Greece, Pre-industrial Japan, Pre-Middle Ages Northern Europe, Native American cultures, the American South during the Revolutionary War, Dark Ages Europe, Ancient Times, and again from Ancient Greece. These warriors all demonstrated traits of tenacity, honor, and fighting to defend their people or lands.

1. Archetypes
By: Ryan Grady

2. The Archetype:
• Warrior
–The Definition
• A noble champion, he acts with honor. This
man is the reluctant rescuer or the knight in
shining armor. He’s noble, tenacious, relentless,
and he always sticks up for the underdog. If you
need a protector, he’s your guy. He doesn’t
buckle under to rules, and he doesn’t go along
just to get along.

3. Culture 1: Ancient Greece

4. Culture 2: Pre-industrial Japan

5. Culture 3: Northern Europe- Pre-
Middle Ages
• In Celtic and Norse cultures, warriors appear to
be distinguished from the soldiers by the heroic,
chivalrous, and flamboyant nature of their
actions and strategies in battle. An example is
Cassivellaunus who was the defender of Britain in
the first century against Caeser. He nobly fought
against all of the Romans forces to defend his
kingdom and his people, but was defeated.

6. Culture 4: Native American
• Geronimo was a great warrior in the American
Indian wars. He fought for the freedom of his
people and for the rest of the tribes in
America. He urged other tribes to stand up to
the “white people” and stand up for the land
they had lived on for centuries.

7. Culture 5: The South-US Revolution
• Robert E. Lee was considered one of the
greatest warriors of his time. He fought for the
south in the U.S. Revolutionary War. He fought
until he had to surrender and he did
everything with respect and honor.

8. Culture 6: Dark Ages- Europe
• Joan Of Arc was a female warrior in history,
proving that not all great warriors are men.
She, at first, was not allowed to fight with the
men. She disguised herself as a man, and
proved herself as a warrior. She led the French
into several battles victoriously and gained the
respect of her country.

9. Culture 7: Ancient Times- B.C.
• David from David and Goliath might be one of
the greatest underdog warrior stories. David
was just a small child, while Goliath was a
huge man. David went and fought him with no
fear and only trust in God. He came out
victorious.

10. Culture 8: Ancient Greece