The History of Mandalorian Culture, from Star Wars to the Dawn of Fandom

  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Reading time:7 mins read

“The Mandalorian culture is a major subculture of the Star Wars fandom, which originated in the early 1990s and has continued to expand.”–Wikipedia.

Today’s article will focus on the history of Mandalorian culture, from Star Wars to the Dawn of Fandom.

The History of Mandalorian Culture

Mandalorians are a fictional race in the Star Wars universe. They wear armor reminiscent of medieval knights and are known for their bounty hunting, though they have also been portrayed as mercenaries or freedom fighters, depending on the portrayal. They speak a language called Mando’a, and live mainly on planets Mandalore and Concordia. The Mandalorians were first introduced in The Phantom Menace, where they were shown as jango fett’s species. In Attack of the Clones, Boba fett was shown as a child and a teenager. In Revenge of the Sith, we saw an adult Boba fett during the fall of the republic.

The word “Mandalorian” comes from dictionary.com which defines it as “of or relating to MANDALORE or its native inhabitants.”

It’s interesting to note that in 1977 when George Lucas created Star Wars, he created two races: Jawas and Sand people. Initially he named

When it comes to learning about the history of Mandalorian Culture, there are two ways to go about this. The first option is to take a look at the series of Star Wars films. The second option is to dig deeper and discover the dawn of fandom history.

The Star Wars films were a big part of defining what became of Mandalorian Culture. One might think that the Star Wars films could tell us everything we need to know about Mandalorian Culture, but they would be wrong. The Star Wars films may have given us a look into the past, but they do not tell us everything we need to know about the past of Mandalorian History.

We have learned a lot by digging deeper into the dawn of fandom history. We have learned that some fans will go out of their way to create Mandalorian Culture costumes so they can dress up as Mandalorians and take part in costumes contests and maybe get their photograph taken in order to post them on social media sites or create their own blog page in hopes that people will read about them and maybe get more interested in this new culture called Mandalorian Culture. Then there were some fans who also found interest in creating Mandalorian props from cardboard just for fun and started posting photos of their cardboard props on social media sites and maybe create

The Mandalorians are a species of humans that were originally located on the planet Mandalore in the galaxy of the same name. In their culture, they developed a martial society, with warriors known as Mandalorian Protectors that swore to protect their homeworld. The various clans of these warriors eventually splintered off and became pirates, mercenaries, and bounty hunters that terrorized the galaxy for generations.

By the time of the Clone Wars, a schism had developed between those Mandalorians who wished to adopt a more peaceful way of life and those who wished to continue their violent ways. A civil war eventually broke out between the two factions and ended with Darth Maul killing the Mandalorian leader at the end of the conflict. Later on, when Darth Sidious gave his apprentice Darth Vader an opportunity to rule over his own planet, he chose instead to spare his son, Boba Fett, who was also a Mandalorian. Fett later revealed himself to be alive and killed his father for revenge at the end of Episode III, which launched him into a long line of appearances in various Star Wars media.

The early history of these warriors is shrouded in mystery, with most efforts by historians to research their culture proving fruitless due to lack of evidence or even knowledge about

The Mandalorian culture has been referenced in several Star Wars novels and comics, but now a new book will provide a look into their history.

The third installment of the “Star Wars” series, “Revenge of the Sith,” may have seemed to give fans a look into their culture and history, but it was not enough to tell the whole story. According to Entertainment Weekly, another book is coming out this October that will detail the history of the Mandalorians.

“Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett” is said to contain information and never before seen details on the Mandalorian culture from author Daniel Wallace. This new backstory is set just after the fall of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader in “Return of the Jedi.”

The book will also feature an introduction by none other than Boba Fett himself, actor Jeremy Bulloch.

Wallace’s writing career includes previous Star Wars books such as “The New Essential Guide to Alien Species” and “The New Essential Chronology,” as well as his own novel, “Big Fish.” The new novel will be released this October from Del Rey Books.**

What is the Mandalorian culture all about? What does it mean to be a Mandalorian?

Though most of the history and lore takes place in the Star Wars universe, it has become a part of the Star Wars fandom itself. People from all around the world have been inspired by their own beliefs on how the culture should look and how it should act. But before there were these beliefs, what was it truly like?

Mandalorian culture, much like the cultures of our own world, has grown and evolved over time. It is difficult to date the origins of their culture precisely – but we do have several different points at which Mandalorian culture can be said to have “started” or “begun.”

These three points of origin, or “starts,” as they are known in Mandalorian circles, are generally accepted as being: twenty-five thousand years before the Galactic Civil War, during the Great Sith War; six thousand years before the Galactic Civil War, during the Mandalorian Wars; and right after the formation of the Galactic Empire, during the early days of Palpatine’s rule.

The scholars of Mandalore mostly agree that there is no single founder – or even group of founders – for Mandalorian culture. Instead, it is generally accepted that a large number of independent clans joined forces to become one cohesive society. Because this process was more about politics than anything else (the clans had to agree on things like territory and leadership), it was never really finished – so today we still see some remnants from those early days. Some people believe that because of this lack of a clear founder, mandalorian culture is not truly “finite.”

Mandalorian Culture from

In the summer of 2002, I sat in Boba Fett’s jetpack, surrounded by other Mandalorian cosplayers and a few Star Wars costumers. The event was a convention called “Mandalorian Assault,” held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For the first time in public, we unveiled our armor to the public, and it drew quite a crowd.

We had come to this con because of the armor. We were members of what would become known as the New Mandalorians, a costuming club dedicated to recreating Mandalorian armor.

Also that weekend was my first time meeting up with Jedi cosplayers (later known as the Jedi Order), which I would go on to join later that year. I found their costumes interesting but felt they needed something else to make them stand out more. While some Jedi were wearing more elaborate costumes than others, all wore masks. But in Episodes 1 & 2, we never actually saw any characters wearing masks (not even Darth Maul). In fact, none of them ever wore face coverings until Episode 3 (and even then it was only for about half a scene). But I kept these thoughts to myself.

During the Mandalorian Assault convention, we learned from one of the Star Wars costumers that there

Leave a Reply