Why is long hair such a common trope in fantasy?

this, also it give a sense of time as well becuase fantasy settings are usualy in the early centuries people didnt have short style hair especialy nobles they would let there hair grow, also long hair is sybolic of power for example samson

Retard. History starts with the american articles of confederation

>Retard. History starts with the american articles of confederation

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Probably to give the impression of travelling, freedom, non conformity, vitality.

It's also closer to nature. plus dwarves and elves with buzzcuts would look retarded.

UGH WHY WOULD YOU ASK SUCH A STUPID QUESTION EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THE ANSWER TO FUCK
I MEAN IM JUST GUESSING ITS PROBABLY BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BARBERS FUCK STOP ASKING ME OKAY

LIKE LONG HAIR MAKES JUST AS MUCH SENSE AS DRAGONS PEOPLE
THESE ARE COMPARABLE ELEMENTS OKAY

DRAGONS
MAGIC SPELLS
IMMORTAL SUPERHUMAN BEINGS

AND LONG HAIR I MEAN *FUCK*

when the fuck are we going to get a true hard dwarf take no shit, dragon slaying, mountain tunnel'n axe wield'n world travl'n fantasy, not that shit hobbit flick

Historically nobles had long silky hair to show how rich they were as poorer folk couldn't afford haircare products.

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nice job using your time to sound so assblasted

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Close cut hair is a symbol of modernity, same with a shaved face.

delete your stupid thread and kill yourself

Because it's kino

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Not entirely true, Romans generally preferred to have short hair and clean shaven faces, but of course trends like that would change from time to time.

Just like the modern preference, it comes from campaigning in places with lice with commoners who can't groom themselves.

Then why is his beard neatly cut?

Because having long hair is a fantasy at that age for a white man.

Soldiers back in the middle ages cut their hair short

>was 34 at the time of filming
always thought he was older but I guess it makes sense

Frodo and Legolas and Bard's son Bain are relentlessly handsome.

what's jewish about this

ANSWER THE QUESTION OR FUCKING DIE
WHAT IS SO FUCKING HARD
DID I JUST STUMBLE UPON THE MOTHERFUCKING SECRET TO ETERNAL YOUTH WHY IS THIS SO TRIGGERING TO PEOPLE

LONG HAIR
WHY

lol, OP just realized on some level that the reason people hate him is because he's actually retarded and it's giving him an anxiety attack

Merovingians' long hair was believed to be magical and a symbol of their legitimacy.

depends upon the century and the culture

It's a deranged leftist that raids here, trying to agitate race baiting
It's not
I'm 38 and have long hair Chang

In this particular setting I think it is because elves set the fashion, makes sense they would try to look like them

The normans shaved the back of the head and left the front long like a 80's new wave kid who always had to flick their head to get the hair our of their eyes

when i grew my hair out it shocked me how annoying it was not tied up
in the middle of a war having it fly about your face and getting caught on shit would be extremely annoying
idk how women have long hair ever untied

they did this because it wasn't yet common to wear a padded coif underneath your mail coif or cervellaire
it was a style adopted from danes because the mail would pull on the hair in battle
this style was also adopted by slavs for the same reason

men are meant to have long hair

Got any illustrations of that?

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If you can pull it off sure but as soon as you start balding it looks like shit

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This, but grown out in the front more.

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Surprised to see someone who actually knows history here.

You aren't white

Except that I am

Hairlets seething

who is this

>Got any illustrations of that?

guys on the right. supposedly it was supposed to be so a maille coif wouldn't tug out the hairs on the back of the head when you looked around, but that may be a bad translation of william of jumieges

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I think that's Varg.

Having worn maille, can confirm.

I bet they did.

Seek mental help.

Romans were modern.

It is pretty impossible to wear a mail coif for long and not get it tangled in the hair with out a cloth or leather coif underneath. I used to make them for under mail and motorcycle helmets in the winter and a friend made then padded for under a helm. The padding made from those rows of wool scrap stuffed tubes are still used on Russian tank helmets

youtube.com/watch?v=zi32sU4Kvtw

Depends on the time and place.
Fashions changed fairly quick.

Viggo couldn't grow a beard

Long hair is dope

Strider was a hobo, user.

how did people cut their hair before sissors where invented?

Never

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