Original: Pre-history of the noble savage During the seventeenth century, as an aspect of Romantic "Primitivism", the figure of the "good savage" was held up as a reproach to European civilization, then in the throes of savage wars of religion.
Simplified: Pre-history of the Noble Savage During the seventeenth century, as an aspect of Romantic "Primitivism", the figure of the "Good Savage" was held up as a reproach to European civilization, then in the throes of savage wars of religion.