noble savage

Etymology
First appeared in John Dryden's heroic play The Conquest of Granada (1672), where it was used by the son of a Christian prince, believing himself a Spanish Muslim, in reference to himself.

Noun

 * 1)  A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.

Translations

 * Czech: vznešený divoch
 * Danish: ædle vilde
 * Esperanto: nobla sovaĝulo
 * Finnish:
 * French: bon sauvage
 * German:edler Wilder, edle Wilde
 * Hungarian: nemes vadember
 * Italian: buon selvaggio
 * Norwegian: den edle ville
 * Polish: szlachetny dzikus
 * Portuguese: bom selvagem
 * Russian: благоро́дный дика́рь
 * Spanish: buen salvaje
 * Swedish: den ädle vilden
 * Thai: คนเถื่อนใจธรรม