The Maori people of New Zealand came from eastern Polynesia in waves of canoes sometime between 1250 and 1300 AD. Over the centuries, they developed a rich and complex society that included a fierce and terrifying warrior culture. Europeans described the Maori warriors as large men, although women could be warriors as well, who had extensive facial tattoos. While they looked fearsome, their intense physical appearance is only the start of what made these warriors so terrifying.

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https://hakatours.com/blog/haka-meaning/
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http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/pho...
http://www.anatomyzone.com/anatomy-fe...
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/new...
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Mao...
http://maorisource.com/Maori-Warriors...
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/schola...
https://books.google.ca/books?id=nu3D...
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hongih...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/...
http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_m...
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/schola...
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic...
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https://books.google.ca/books?id=kO8y...
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/cultures/ne...
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