EB literally?

**Lord Condormanius** · 11-29-2006, 22:37

I'm not trying to be snide, and this may sound like a stupid question that has probably been answered at least 1768 times, but I'm relatively new here so I'll ask it anyway. Doesn't Europa Barbarorum mean "Europe of the Barbarians" or something along those lines?

**abou** · 11-29-2006, 22:39

Yes, and the subtitle reads as, "Everyone is a barbarian to someone."

I can diagram it for you if I want, but that is because I'm a nerd.

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 11-29-2006, 22:40

EB was originally made to accurately represent the barbarians of Europe, but expanded from that.

It is somewhat explained by the team on the main page of the website:
https://www.europabarbarorum.com/

**Lord Condormanius** · 11-29-2006, 23:21

I was trying to get it straight in my head, Europa Barbarorum as opposed to Barbari Europae.

**Zenith Darksea** · 11-30-2006, 16:14

Well, the difference is that europa barbarorum means 'Europe of the Barbarians', whereas barbari europae could mean either 'the barbarian's Europes' (not very likely, that one!) or 'the barbarians of Europe'.

**Lord Condormanius** · 11-30-2006, 18:26

I know the Latin. I know what they mean literally. The "Barbarian's Europes?" That would be an odd construct. I was thinking more along the lines of the contrast between "Europe of the Barbarians" and the "Barbarians of Europe."

Thanks.

**Magnificant me** · 12-01-2006, 04:17

If you know the Latin then you know that barbarian was the term used to describe a forigner, particularly the Germanic kind due to the way the speek and how it is simular to a sheep noise. Once you put all that in there it should make some good sence, kind of.