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Howard's Cōnǝn. Not de Camp's. Not Marvel's. Not film's. Born on a battlefield; parents weren't murdered; didn't grow up a slave; black hair; blue eyes.

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Was it from his Aquilonian advisors, Publius and Trocero, themselves raised in the traditions of Aquilonian governance? Did those men somehow discover a new way of doing things? Unlikely; Conan’s method seems foreign to Aquilonia. One might even say “barbaric”.

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...(for a Hyborian); the 1st time to say “eh maybe” and later, a 2nd time, to say “eh why not?” Finally, Conan takes the throne out of self-preservation not because he’s accomplishing some long-term goal.

Unlike Kull, there is no “Hyborian dream” being chased in the Conan tales.

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What changed? And is it a change in Conan's true nature? Or is it something else? Something deeper?

In 1991, a young Patrice Louinet wrote “Conan, Kull, Bran Mak Morn: The Kings of the Night.” The essay discusses the folklore of the “Celtic king” and which of Howard’s 3 kings...

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He shares many of the qualities of what today is referred to as a Sigma male. In God in the Bowl and Tower of the Elephant, he is an independent lone wolf. In tales where Conan is a bit older, we see him begin to work with others toward a common goal. Later he accepts...

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