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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 58. Chapters: Cthulhu Mythos deities, Mortals in the Cthulhu Mythos, Abdul Alhazred, Conan the Barbarian, Shub-Niggurath, Nyarlathotep, Glaaki, Cthugha, Dagon, High Priest Not to Be Described, Cthulhu Mythos biographies, Great Old One, Tsathoggua, Ash Williams, Azathoth, Bran Mak Morn, Clark Ashton Smith deities, Randolph Carter, Xothic legend cycle, Thoth-Amon, Outer God, List of Great Old Ones, Hastur, Yog-Sothoth, Elder God, Robert Harrison Blake, Herbert West, Ramsey Campbell deities, Ghatanothoa, Henry Kuttner deities, Nodens, Brian Lumley deities, Titus Crow, Cthulhu Mythos supernatural characters, Ithaqua, Byatis, Mordiggian, Lin Carter deities, Cyaegha, Zhar, Yig, Michael Kirowan, Y'golonac, Cthylla, Ulthar, Harley Warren, Kuranes, Rhogog, Yag-Kosha, Three-Lobed Burning Eye, President Winthrop. Excerpt: Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of the character's homeland, Cimmeria) is a fictional character. He is a hero, a well known and iconic figure in American fantasy, and the most famous barbarian in fiction. Conan is often associated with the fantasy subgenre of sword and sorcery and heroic fantasy. He was created by writer Robert E. Howard in 1932 via a series of fantasy stories sold to Weird Tales magazine. The character has since appeared in licensed books, comics, films, television programs, video games, roleplaying games, and even a board game, all of which contribute to the hero's long-standing popularity. Conan the Barbarian is also the title of a Gnome Press collection of stories published in 1954, a comic published by Marvel Comics beginning in 1970, and a film and its novelization in 1982. Conan the Barbarian was created by Robert E. Howard and was the spiritual successor to an earlier character, Kull of Atlantis. For months, Howard had been in search of a new character to...
