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is a military leader. Warlord, War Lord or Warlords may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''

The War Lord ''The War Lord'' is a 1965 American drama historical film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston. The film, which concerns medieval warfare and culture in 11th-century Normandy, is an adaptation of the play ''The Lovers ...

'', a 1965 American film starring Charlton Heston * ''The Warlord'' (film), a 1972 Hong Kong film directed by

Li Han-hsiang Richard Li Han-hsiang (; 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, Liaoning – 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His '' The Enchanting Shadow' ...

* ''Warlords'' (film), a 1988 American film * ''

The Warlords ''The Warlords'' ( zh, c=投名狀, labels=no), previously known as ''The Blood Brothers'', is a 2007 Epic film, epic Historical film, historical Action film, action film directed and co-produced by Peter Chan, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takes ...

'', a 2007 Chinese film directed by Peter Chan, starring Andy Lau, Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro

Television

* "Warlord" (''Star Trek: Voyager)'', a 1996 episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * "The War Lord" (''I Spy''), an episode of the series ''I Spy'' * The War Lord, the chief of an alien race called the "War Lords" in the Doctor Who serial ''

The War Games ''The War Games'' is the seventh and final serial of the sixth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which originally aired in ten weekly parts from 19 April to 21 June 1969. In the serial, an unnamed alien r ...

'' * "The Warlords", fourth episode of the 1965 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Crusade'' * '' The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy''

Music

Warlord (California band) Warlord is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band, formed in 1980 and based in Los Angeles, California. Since its formation the band was led by guitarist William J Tsamis and drummer Mark Zonder. History Early years Warlord is the ...

, an American 1980s heavy metal band * Warlord (hardcore band), an American 1990s metal/hardcore band * ''Warlord'' (album), a 2016 album by Yung Lean * ''Warlord'', a 1989

Skrewdriver Skrewdriver were an English punk rock band formed by Ian Stuart Donaldson in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, in 1976. Originally a punk band, Skrewdriver changed into a white power skinhead rock band after reuniting in the 1980s. Their original ...

album * ''Warlord'' (demo), by Norther, 2000 * "The War Lord" (instrumental), theme music of the 1965 film

Comics

* ''Warlord'' (DC Thomson), a comic * ''Warlord'' (manhua), a Hong Kong manhua written by Wan Yuet Long and drawn by Tang Chi Fai * ''Warlord'' (DC Comics), a sword and sorcery comics series

Novels

* ''Warlords'', a 1979 novel by Bob Langley * ''The Warlord'', a 1983–1987 series of novels by Jason Frost ** ''The Warlord'', the first novel in the series * ''Warlord!'', a 1987 novel by

Janet Morris Janet Ellen Morris (May 25, 1946 – August 10, 2024) was an American author of fiction and nonfiction, best known for her fantasy and science fiction and her authorship of a non-lethal weapons concept for the U.S. military. Background Writing ...

* ''Warlord'', a 1990 novel by Kevin D. Randle, writing as Eric Helm * ''The Warlord'', a 1995 novel by Elizabeth Elliott * ''Warlord'', a 2003 book by

David Drake David A. Drake (September 24, 1945 – December 10, 2023) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran, he worked as a lawyer before becoming a writer in the military science fiction genre. Biography ...

and S. M. Stirling, an omnibus of the first two ''Bellevue'' series novels * ''The Warlords'', a 2003 novel by

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John Shirley John Shirley (born February 10, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of horror, fantasy, science fiction, noir fiction, westerns, and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western about Wyatt Earp, ''Wyatt in Wichita'', and ...

* ''Warlord'', a 2005 novel by

Jennifer Fallon Jennifer Fallon (born 1959) is an Australian author of fantasy and science fiction. She is also a businesswoman, trainer and business consultant. Jennifer has a master's degree from the Creative Arts faculty of QUT. A computer trainer and appli ...

* ''Warlord'', a 2007 book by Angela Knight, an omnibus of the first two ''Time Hunters'' series novels * ''Warlord'', a 2010 novel by

Ted Bell Theodore Augustus Bell III (July 3, 1946 – January 20, 2023) was an American author of 12 suspense novels, including ''Hawke'', ''Assassin'', ''Pirate'', ''Spy'', ''Warlord'', ''Phantom'', and ''Overkill''. He is best known for his ''New York ...

* ''Warlord'', a 2012 novel by

Angus Donald Angus Donald (born 1965 in China) is a British writer of historical fiction. As of 2020, he has released ten novels and three novellas that loosely follow the story of Alan-a-Dale. Biography Donald's parents being British diplomats, much of hi ...

, the fourth volume in ''The Outlaw Chronicles'' * ''The Warlords'', a 2016 novel by Richard Denham and M. J. Trow, the third volume in the ''Britannia'' trilogy * ''Warlord'', a 2017 novel by

Chris Ryan Colin Armstrong, (born 1961), usually known by the pen-name Chris Ryan, is a British author, television presenter, security consultant and former Special Air Service sergeant. After the publication of fellow patrol member Andy McNab's '' Brav ...

* ''War Lord'' (novel), a 2020 novel by Bernard Cornwell, the last volume of ''The Saxon Stories'' * ''Warlord'', a 2020 novel by Mel Odom, the third volume in the ''Makaum War'' series

Games

* ''Warlords'' (game series), a series of computer games developed by SSG and later Infinite Interactive ** ''Warlords'' (1990 video game), the first game in the series ** ''Warlords'' (card game), a collectible card game based on the third game in the series * Warlord: Saga of the Storm CCG, a collectible card game (with an accompanying table-top role-playing game) * '' Civilization IV: Warlords'', the first expansion pack to the ''Civilization IV'' game series * ''Warlord'' (miniature game), a miniatures wargame produced by Reaper Miniatures * ''Warlord'' (play-by-mail game) * ''The Warlord'' (board game), a game self-published by Mike Hayes in 1966 * ''Warlords'' (1980 video game), a game released by Atari in 1980 * ''Warlord'' (Dungeons & Dragons), a Dungeons & Dragons character class * Warlord, a fused mash-up version of the characters Reiko and Raiden in ''

Mortal Kombat 1 ''Mortal Kombat 1'' is a 2023 fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. Games. It is the twelfth main installment in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series, and serves as its second Reboot (fiction), reboot after 2011' ...

Other uses

The Warlord (wrestler) Terry Scott Szopinski (born March 28, 1962) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name The Warlord and for his tenures in Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as one-half of the Powers of ...

, a ring name of professional wrestler Terry Szopinski * War Lords, a militant African-American youth organization founded in the 1960s * "WARLORDS", call sign of United States Navy helicopter squadron

HSM-51 Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Five One (HSM-51), also known as "Warlords," is a United States Navy helicopter squadron stationed at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, located in Ayabe, Kyoto, Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. HSM-51 ...

* VMFA-451, a deactivated United States Marine Corps fighter squadron that was nicknamed "The Warlords"