Lord Cantabrigian British is the name of the ruler of Britannia, kingdom of the fictional world of Sosaria, created by Richard Garriott for his computer game series Ultima. Richard is also known to his fans as Lord British.
In the real world, Richard Garriott (born in England but raised in the United States) acquired the nickname "British" as a teenager from friends at computer camp who claimed his first greeting to them, "hello", was distinct fr...
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Lord Cantabrigian British is the name of the ruler of Britannia, kingdom of the fictional world of Sosaria, created by Richard Garriott for his computer game series Ultima. Richard is also known to his fans as Lord British.
In the real world, Richard Garriott (born in England but raised in the United States) acquired the nickname "British" as a teenager from friends at computer camp who claimed his first greeting to them, "hello", was distinct from the USA "hi". The "Lord" prefix was added when he played the dungeon master in Dungeons & Dragons games.
Garriott released early games, such as Akalabeth, under the name and occasionally appeared in Ultima Online playing as Lord British. He is still known as Lord British even after his departure from Ultima maker Origin Systems: Garriott retained the trademark rights to the name Lord British with its associated symbols, and the character appears in his new game, Tabula Rasa as General British.
Neither the Avatar nor Lord British were born...
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