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* [[Older Than Dirt]]: [[The Epic of Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]]. And Enkidu, for that matter. Not just badasses -- the first recorded |
* [[Older Than Dirt]]: [[The Epic of Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]]. And Enkidu, for that matter. Not just badasses -- the first recorded badasses ''ever''. |
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* Beowulf tore Grendel's arm off ''with his bare hands'', and later wields a sword made by (and for) ''the giants''. And then he broke the sword by swinging it too hard. If we believe his boasting, he also swam for five days in chainmail and carrying a sword, and killed nine sea monsters during the last night. |
* Beowulf tore Grendel's arm off ''with his bare hands'', and later wields a sword made by (and for) ''the giants''. And then he broke the sword by swinging it too hard. If we believe his boasting, he also swam for five days in chainmail and carrying a sword, and killed nine sea monsters during the last night. |
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** And when he was an old man, he killed a fragging dragon with only one other person helping him (even if he died too), so he qualifies as a [[Badass Grandpa]] as well. |
** And when he was an old man, he killed a fragging dragon with only one other person helping him (even if he died too), so he qualifies as a [[Badass Grandpa]] as well. |
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