Savage
Encyclopedia
Places
Canada- Lower Savage IslandsLower Savage IslandsThe Lower Savage Islands are an uninhabited offshore island group of Baffin Island, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The islands lie in...
, Nunavut - Middle Savage IslandsMiddle Savage IslandsOne of the Baffin Island offshore island groups, the Middle Savage Islands are located in Hudson Strait, southwest of Bond Inlet. They are part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut....
, Nunavut
Slovenia
- Savage Lake, a karst lake
United States
- Savage, MarylandSavage, MarylandSavage is a historic town located in Howard County, Maryland, about south of Baltimore and north of Washington, D.C. It is situated close to the city of Laurel and to the planned community of Columbia.A rich vein of American industrial history lies in Savage...
- Savage, MinnesotaSavage, MinnesotaSavage is a suburban city south-southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city is situated on the south bank of the Minnesota River in a region commonly referred to as South of the River, comprising the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the...
- Savage MountainSavage MountainThe two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain.The two Big Savage Mountain summits are part of Savage Mountain....
, an anticline extending from Bedford County, Pennsylvania southwest into Western Maryland
Portugal
- Savage IslandsSavage IslandsThe Savage Islands, also referred to as the Salvage Islands or the Selvagens Islands, of Sé. They are designated a Nature Reserve, comprising two areas: one on Selvagem Grande Island and the second on Selvagem Pequena Island.-Geography:...
, Madeira, Portugal
People
- Jimmie Savage (baseball)Jimmie Savage (baseball)James Harold Savage was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and . He played two games in 1912 for the Philadelphia Phillies, then spent playing regularly for the Pittsburgh Rebels in the Federal League...
(1883–1940), American baseball outfielder - Michael Joseph SavageMichael Joseph SavageMichael Joseph Savage was the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand.- Early life :Born in Tatong, Victoria, Australia, Savage first became involved in politics while working in that state. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1907. There he worked in a variety of jobs, as a miner, flax-cutter and...
(1872–1940), 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand - Leonard Jimmie SavageLeonard Jimmie SavageLeonard Jimmie Savage was an American mathematician and statistician. Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman said Savage was "one of the few people I have met whom I would unhesitatingly call a genius."...
(1917–1971), American mathematician and statistician - Michael Savage (commentator)Michael Savage (commentator)Michael Savage is a conservative American radio host, author, and political commentator. He is the host of The Savage Nation, a nationally syndicated talk show that airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network...
(1942-), conservative American radio talk-show host of The Savage Nation - Randy SavageRandy SavageRandall Mario Poffo , better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling .Savage held twenty championships during his professional wrestling career and was a...
(1952–2011), American professional wrestler - Michael Savage (politician)Michael Savage (politician)Michael John Savage was the Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. On May 2, 2011, Savage lost his bid for re-election to Parliament to Robert Chisholm of the NDP. Savage received 15,162 votes to Chisholm's 15,661.-Biography:Savage is the son of...
(1960-), Canadian politician - Dan SavageDan SavageDaniel Keenan "Dan" Savage is an American author, media pundit, journalist and newspaper editor. Savage writes the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column Savage Love. Its tone is frank in its discussion of sexuality, often humorous, and hostile to social conservatives, as in...
(1964-), American author, media pundit, journalist and newspaper editor - Adam SavageAdam SavageAdam Whitney Savage is an American industrial design and special effects designer/fabricator, actor, educator, and co-host of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters. His model work has appeared in major films, including Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and The Matrix...
(1967-), host of the science television show, Mythbusters - Fred SavageFred SavageFredrick Aaron "Fred" Savage is an American actor, director and producer of television and film.He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years and as the grandson in The Princess Bride...
(1976-), American actor, director, and producer of television and film
Media
Film- Savage! (film)Savage! (film)Savage! is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Cirio H. Santiago. The film deals with a strapping young black mercenary blowing things up in the jungle.The soundtrack is by Don Julian....
, a 1973 blaxploitation film by Cirio H. Santiago - The SavageThe SavageThe Savage is a 1952 Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Charlton Heston. Much of the film was shot in the Black Hills of South Dakota.-Plot synopsis:...
, a 1952 Western film
Music
- Savage (band)Savage (band)Savage was a heavy metal band from Mansfield, England.The band is most remembered for the song titled "Let it Loose", a track which made significant impact on the early 1980s metal scene, and would later give rise to the name of their first album, Loose 'N Lethal, released in 1983 and nowadays...
, a heavy metal band from Mansfield, England - Savage (rapper)Savage (rapper)- Studio albums :-Singles:-Featured singles:- External links :*****...
, New Zealand born Rapper - Savage (album)Savage (album)-Personnel:*Annie Lennox - vocals, keyboards and programming*Dave Stewart - backing vocals, guitar, keyboards and programming*Olle Romo - programming-Production:*Producer: Dave Stewart*Engineers: Fred DeFaye, Manu Guiot, Alan Moulder...
, by Eurythmics - Savages, a song from the film PocahontasPocahontas (1995 film)Pocahontas is the 33rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and was originally released to selected theaters on June 16, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...
- Roberto ZanettiRoberto ZanettiRoberto Zanetti is an Italian singer, music producer, composer and businessman from Massa, Tuscany. As a singer he is known under the stage name Savage, and as a music producer he uses the alias Robyx....
or Savage, Italian musician and producer
Video games
- Savage (video game)Savage (video game)Savage is an action video game developed by Probe Software and published by Firebird Software in 1988 for ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and DOS. In 1989 Firebird published a version for the Amiga.-Gameplay:...
, a 1988 action game by Firebird Software - Savage: The Battle for NewerthSavage: The Battle for NewerthSavage: The Battle for Newerth is a science fantasy computer game that combines aspects of the real-time strategy and first-person shooter genres. It takes place in the distant future when humankind has rebuilt society following an apocalypse, but is threatened by intelligent beasts...
, a 2003 computer game by S2 Games - Savage 2: A Tortured SoulSavage 2: A Tortured SoulSavage 2: A Tortured Soul is a fantasy and science-fiction themed video game that combines elements of the first-person shooter, real-time strategy, and action role-playing game genres. It is developed and published by S2 Games. It is the sequel to Savage: The Battle for Newerth and was officially...
, a 2008 computer game by S2 Games - Savage, one of the 25 unlockable characters in MaxisMaxisMaxis is an American company founded as an independent video game developer in 1987. It is currently a subsidiary of Electronic Arts . Maxis is the creator of one of the best-selling computer games of all time, The Sims and its first sequel, The Sims 2...
's Action RPG DarksporeDarksporeDarkspore is a video game in the original Darkspore universe that borrows the award-winning creature editor technology from the 2008 video game Spore...
Other media
- Savage, a sequel series to the comic series Invasion! (2000 AD)Invasion! (2000 AD)Invasion! was a series created by Pat Mills and mostly written by Gerry Finley-Day that appeared in the first 51 editions of the weekly comic 2000 AD....
Anthropology
- Any person, group or behavior distinct from civilizationCivilizationCivilization is a sometimes controversial term that has been used in several related ways. Primarily, the term has been used to refer to the material and instrumental side of human cultures that are complex in terms of technology, science, and division of labor. Such civilizations are generally...
- BarbarianBarbarianBarbarian and savage are terms used to refer to a person who is perceived to be uncivilized. The word is often used either in a general reference to a member of a nation or ethnos, typically a tribal society as seen by an urban civilization either viewed as inferior, or admired as a noble savage...
, a usually pejorative word for an uncivilized person
- Barbarian
- Indigenous peoplesIndigenous peoplesIndigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
, non-Western groups whose history predates contact with Western culture - Primitive culturePrimitive cultureIn older anthropology texts and discussions, the term "primitive culture" is used to refer to a society that is believed to lack cultural, technological, or economic sophistication/development...
, a culture lacking modernity - Hunter-gathererHunter-gathererA hunter-gatherer or forage society is one in which most or all food is obtained from wild plants and animals, in contrast to agricultural societies which rely mainly on domesticated species. Hunting and gathering was the ancestral subsistence mode of Homo, and all modern humans were...
, a member of a society whose food is mostly procured directly from undomesticated sources - Band societyBand societyA band society is the simplest form of human society. A band generally consists of a small kin group, no larger than an extended family or clan; it has been defined as consisting of no more than 30 to 50 individuals.Bands have a loose organization...
, a comparatively simple form of human society - TribeTribeA tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...
, a type of social organization distinct from states
Other
- Savage (surname)Savage (surname)-A–C:* Adam Savage, American television co-host of MythBusters* Alan Savage , several people** Alan Savage , chairman of Scottish Premier League team, Inverness Caledonian Thistle...
, a surname and list of people with the surname - Savage ArmsSavage ArmsThe Savage Arms Company is a firearms manufacturing company based in Westfield, Massachusetts, with a division located in Canada. The company makes a variety of rimfire and centerfire rifles, as well as marketing the Stevens single-shot rifles and shotguns...
, a firearm manufacturer - HPI SavageHPI SavageHPI Savage is a line of 1/8 scale radio controlled monster trucks manufactured in Japan by Hobby Products International of Foothill Ranch, California USA....
, a radio-controlled vehicle - S3 SavageS3 SavageSavage was a product-line of PC graphics chipsets designed by S3.-Savage 3D:At the 1998 E3 Expo S3 introduced the first Savage product, Savage3D. Compared to its ViRGE-derived predecessor , Savage3D was a technological leap forward...
, a series of graphics chipsets - Suzuki LS650 Savage, a motorcycle
- SS-13 Savage, a missile
- Savage, the dragon mode of Savage/Noble, the only fully organic Transformer, from the Beast Machines series
- A member of a primitive culturePrimitive cultureIn older anthropology texts and discussions, the term "primitive culture" is used to refer to a society that is believed to lack cultural, technological, or economic sophistication/development...
. Both "savage" and "primitive culture" are controversial terms.
See also
- Savages (disambiguation)
- Savage Island (disambiguation)
- Savage River (disambiguation)
- Noble savageNoble savageThe term noble savage , expresses the concept an idealized indigene, outsider , and refers to the literary stock character of the same...
, a person viewed as uncorrupted by civilization - BarbarianBarbarianBarbarian and savage are terms used to refer to a person who is perceived to be uncivilized. The word is often used either in a general reference to a member of a nation or ethnos, typically a tribal society as seen by an urban civilization either viewed as inferior, or admired as a noble savage...