In his younger years, he is often depicted wearing a light chain shirt and a horned helmet, though appearances vary with different stories. Howard imagined the Cimmerians as a pre-Celtic people with mostly black hair and blue or grey eyes. Ethnically, the Cimmerians to which Conan belongs are descendants of the Atlanteans , though they don't remember their ancestry.
In his fictional historical essay " The Hyborian Age ", Howard describes how the people of Atlantis—the land where his character King Kull originated—had to move east after a great cataclysm changed the face of the world and sank their island, settling where Ireland and Scotland would eventually be located. Thus they are in Howard's work the ancestors of the Irish and Scottish the Celtic Gaels and not the Picts , the other ancestor of modern Scots who also appear in Howard's work.
In the same work, Howard also described how the Cimmerians eventually moved south and east after the age of Conan presumably in the vicinity of the Black Sea , where the historical Cimmerians dwelt. Despite his brutish appearance, Conan uses his brains as well as his brawn. The Cimmerian is a highly skilled warrior, possibly without peer with a sword, but his travels have given him vast experience in other trades, especially as a thief.
He is also a talented commander, tactician, and strategist, as well as a born leader. In addition, Conan has advanced knowledge of languages and codes and is able to recognize, or even decipher, certain ancient or secret signs and writings.
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For example, in " Jewels of Gwahlur " Howard states: Many a sheltered scholar would have been astonished at the Cimmerian's linguistic abilities. In " A Witch Shall be Born ", Conan fights armed men until he is overwhelmed, captured, and crucified , and goes an entire night and day without water.
However, Conan still possesses the strength to pull the nails from his feet, while hoisting himself into a horse's saddle and riding for ten miles. Another noticeable trait is his sense of humor, largely absent in the comics and movies, but very much a part of Howard's original vision of the character particularly apparent in " Xuthal of the Dusk ", also known as "The Slithering Shadow.
He is a loyal friend to those true to him, with a barbaric code of conduct that often marks him as more honorable than the more sophisticated people he meets in his travels. Indeed, his straightforward nature and barbarism are constants in all the tales. Conan is a formidable armed and unarmed combatant.
With his back to the wall, Conan is capable of engaging and killing opponents by the score. Conan is not superhuman, though; he needed the providential help of Zelata's wolf to defeat four Nemedian soldiers in Howard's novel The Hour of the Dragon. Some of his hardest victories have come from fighting single opponents of inhuman strength: Conan is far from untouchable and has been captured or defeated several times on one occasion, knocking himself out drunkenly running into a wall.
Howard frequently corresponded with H. Lovecraft , and the two would sometimes insert references or elements of each other's settings in their works. Later editors reworked many of the original Conan stories by Howard, thus diluting this connection. Nevertheless, many of Howard's unedited Conan stories are arguably part of the Cthulhu Mythos. Sprague de Camp , Roland J. Green , John C. Hocking , Robert Jordan , Sean A. Some of these writers have finished incomplete Conan manuscripts by Howard.
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Others were created by rewriting Howard stories which originally featured entirely different characters from entirely different milieus. Most, however, are completely original works. In total, more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories featuring the Conan character have been written by authors other than Howard. The Gnome Press edition — was the first hardcover collection of Howard's Conan stories, including all the original Howard material known to exist at the time, some left unpublished in his lifetime.
The later volumes contain some stories rewritten by L.
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Sprague de Camp like " The Treasure of Tranicos " , including several non-Conan Howard stories, mostly historical exotica situated in the Levant at the time of the Crusades , which he turned into Conan yarns. These were completed by de Camp and Carter. The series also included Howard stories originally featuring other protagonists that were rewritten by de Camp as Conan stories.
New Conan stories written entirely by de Camp and Carter were added as well. Lancer Books went out of business before bringing out the entire series, the publication of which was completed by Ace Books. Eight of the eventual twelve volumes published featured dynamic cover paintings by Frank Frazetta that, for many fans, [ who? For decades to come, most other portrayals of the Cimmerian and his imitators were heavily influenced by the cover paintings of this series. The exception are the Ace Maroto editions — , which include both new material by other authors and older material by Howard, though the latter are some of the non-Conan tales rewritten as Conan stories by de Camp.
Notable later editions of the original Howard Conan stories include the Donald M. Later series of new Conan material include the Bantam editions — and Tor editions — In an attempt to provide a coherent timeline which fit the numerous adventures of Conan penned by Robert E. Howard and later writers, various "Conan chronologies" have been prepared by many people from the s onward. Note that no consistent timeline has yet accommodated every single Conan story.
The following are the principal theories that have been advanced over the years. The very first Conan cinematic project was planned by Edward Summer. Summer envisioned a series of Conan films, much like the James Bond franchise. He outlined six stories for this film series, but none were ever made. An original screenplay by Summer and Roy Thomas was written, but their lore-authentic screen story was never filmed. However, the resulting film, Conan the Barbarian , was a combination of director John Milius ' ideas and plots from Conan stories written also by Howard's successors, notably Lin Carter and L.
The addition of Nietzschean motto and Conan's life philosophy were crucial for bringing the spirit of Howard's literature to the screen. The plot of Conan the Barbarian begins with Conan being enslaved by the Vanir raiders of Thulsa Doom , a malevolent warlord who is responsible for the slaying of Conan's parents and the genocide of his people. The vengeful Conan, the archer Subotai and the thief Valeria set out on a quest to rescue a princess held captive by Thulsa Doom.
The character of Conan was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and was his break-through role as an actor. This film was followed by a less popular sequel, Conan the Destroyer in The third film in the Conan trilogy was planned for to be titled Conan the Conqueror. The director was to be either Guy Hamilton or John Guillermin.
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Since Arnold Schwarzenegger was committed to the film Predator and De Laurentiis's contract with the star had expired after his obligation to Red Sonja and Raw Deal , he wasn't keen to negotiate a new one; thus the third Conan film sank into development hell. The script was eventually turned into Kull the Conqueror. There were rumors in the late s of another Conan sequel, a story about an older Conan titled King Conan: Crown of Iron , but Schwarzenegger's election in as governor of California ended this project.
However, in June the rights reverted to Paradox Entertainment , though all drafts made under Warner remained with them. In August , it was announced that Millennium Films had acquired the rights to the project. The story of the film was supposed to be set 30 years after the first, with some inspiration from Clint Eastwood 's Unforgiven. Conan the Barbarian has appeared in comics nearly non-stop since The comics are arguably, apart from the books, the vehicle that had the greatest influence on the longevity and popularity of the character.
Aside from an earlier and unofficial Conan comic published in Mexico, [32] the two main publishers of Conan comics have been Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse launched their Conan series in Dark Horse Comics is currently publishing compilations of the s Marvel Comics series in trade paperback format. Barack Obama , former President of the United States, is a collector of Conan the Barbarian comic books and a big fan of the character [33] and appeared as a character in a comic book called Barack the Barbarian from Devil's Due.
Smith was succeeded by penciller John Buscema , while Thomas continued to write for many years. Later writers included J.
In , Conan the Barbarian series spawned the more adult-oriented, black-and-white comics magazine Savage Sword of Conan , written by Thomas with art mostly by Buscema or Alfredo Alcala. Marvel also published several graphic novels starring the character [ citation needed ] , and a handbook with detailed information about the Hyborian world. Originally written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by John Buscema, the strip was continued by several different Marvel artists and writers. Dark Horse Comics began their comic adaptation of the Conan saga in Tim Truman replaced Busiek when Busiek signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics ; however, Busiek issues were sometimes used for filler.
This series is an interpretation of the original Conan material by Robert E. Howard with no connection whatsoever to the earlier Marvel comics or any Conan story not written or envisioned by Howard supplemented by wholly original material. The series ran for twenty-six issues, including an introductory "zero" issue. Dark Horse's third series, Conan: It ran for twenty-five issues, and expanded on Robert E. Howard's Queen of the Black Coast. Seven video games have been released based on the Conan mythos. In the British company Mongoose Publishing bought a license and acquired in turn the rights to make use of the Conan gaming franchise, publishing a Conan role-playing game from until In Mongoose Publishing dropped the Conan license.
In February , another British company, Modiphius Entertainment , acquired the license, announcing plans to put out a new Conan role-playing game in August of that year. Long after the Kickstarter ended the core rulebook was launched in PDF format on January the 31st, The physical core rulebook finally started distribution in June From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other uses, see Conan the Barbarian disambiguation.
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