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Easily the most indomitable of [[fantasy]] heroes, in [[R. E. Howard]]'s series built around him this redoubtable [[MTB|barbarian]] from Cimmeria adventures around the world of the Hyborian Age and in the process raises himself from a blacksmith's son to a king. Unlike the [[Lensman]], [[Barsoom]], and [[L. Frank Baum|Oz]] sagas relatively few characters and place-names from the Conan stories have entered general [[fannish]] mythology. On the other hand, it has given rise to the [[Hyborian Legion]], a group rather like the [[Sherlock Holmes]] [[fans]]' Baker Street Irregulars and not quite comparable to anything else in [[fandom]]. This group, including [[Marty Greenberg]], [[Sprague Decamp]], [[Dave Kyle]], [[Poul Anderson]], [[George Scithers]] and others, celebrates the exploits of their hero and subjects their canonical literature to exhaustive analysis. | Easily the most indomitable of [[fantasy]] heroes, in [[R. E. Howard]]'s series built around him this redoubtable [[MTB|barbarian]] from Cimmeria adventures around the world of the Hyborian Age and in the process raises himself from a blacksmith's son to a king. Unlike the [[Lensman]], [[Barsoom]], and [[L. Frank Baum|Oz]] sagas relatively few characters and place-names from the Conan stories have entered general [[fannish]] mythology. On the other hand, it has given rise to the [[Hyborian Legion]], a group rather like the [[Sherlock Holmes]] [[fans]]' Baker Street Irregulars and not quite comparable to anything else in [[fandom]]. This group, including [[Marty Greenberg]], [[Sprague Decamp]], [[Dave Kyle]], [[Poul Anderson]], [[George Scithers]] and others, celebrates the exploits of their hero and subjects their canonical literature to exhaustive analysis. | ||
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| + | '''Aquilonia''' is a kingdom in the Conan world. | ||
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| + | See also: [[Heroic Fantasy]]. | ||
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Revision as of 02:23, 12 June 2021
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| Easily the most indomitable of fantasy heroes, in R. E. Howard's series built around him this redoubtable barbarian from Cimmeria adventures around the world of the Hyborian Age and in the process raises himself from a blacksmith's son to a king. Unlike the Lensman, Barsoom, and Oz sagas relatively few characters and place-names from the Conan stories have entered general fannish mythology. On the other hand, it has given rise to the Hyborian Legion, a group rather like the Sherlock Holmes fans' Baker Street Irregulars and not quite comparable to anything else in fandom. This group, including Marty Greenberg, Sprague Decamp, Dave Kyle, Poul Anderson, George Scithers and others, celebrates the exploits of their hero and subjects their canonical literature to exhaustive analysis. |
Aquilonia is a kingdom in the Conan world.
See also: Heroic Fantasy.
| Fiction |
| This is a fiction page, describing fictional ideas and characters |
