King Conan represents the final and most powerful stage in the life of Robert E. Howard’s legendary barbarian hero. After years of wandering as a thief, mercenary, pirate, and general, Conan seizes the throne of Aquilonia, overthrowing the tyrant Numedides and establishing himself as ruler through strength, strategy, and sheer will.
As king, Conan must balance barbarian instinct with political responsibility. Though he rules with authority and battlefield experience, he faces constant threats from rival kingdoms, internal conspiracies, and dark sorcery. His reign is marked by military campaigns, assassination attempts, and the ever-present tension between civilization and savagery.
My Rating “The Conquering Crown – Part 03: The Unlikely Sovereign” “A man may be called king, but to be worthy of such power requires more than a mere crown.” Through unforeseen alliances and a belated rebellion, Conan – the Hero of Poitain, lays siege to the city of Tarantia. There he must face one […]
My Rating “The Nomad” A stranger has come to the gates of Tarantia seeking council with the King of Aquilonia. Yet, the Black Dragons – the ordained defenders of the city, bar his entrance as they would any common vagrant. There would be no audience with Conan or his royal vassals that day. So the
My Rating “Thrice Marked For Death! – Part 04 Sacrifice” Possessed! The ghastly wraiths freed by Conan’s own hands did not emerge from Tarim’s Touch unpurposed. These entities were born of ancient magic. Thulsa Doom was their master, and as such, upon their invasion into Conan’s mind, he became a puppet of the necromancer by
My Rating “King Conan: The Ensorcelled – Part 03 The Woods Of The Witchbreaker” Surrounded by the Brethren of the Briar on his descent down the Graaskal Mountains, Conan readies himself for battle. For those who had destroyed the witches in their own sanctuary, had laid in wait for the barbarian King of Aquilonia to
My Rating “King Conan: The Ensorcelled – Part One” It is a time of unrest between two kingdoms. As Conan, now king of all Aquilonia, arrives in the Borderlands to negotiate peace with the Brythunians, witches have reaped havoc on their local villages. Or, so King Fabiano claims. Now, Conan and his Black Dragons are
