# Barbarians — Culture and Anarchy character guide

> Barbarians in Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Barbarians, Barbarian

**First appearance:** 0002-culture-and-anarchy

## Who they are

A social class representing the aristocracy, defined by external refinement.

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