Exact textual statePublished Version
The People of the Black Circle
Part of The People of the Black Circle
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Catalogue facts
Published dateSeptember 1934
Characters in this exact text
Bhunda ChandBhunda Chand — king of Vendhya; brother of YasminaOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71spiderBlack jade spider — black spider used in the Black Seers’ sorceryOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71Chunder ShanChunder Shan — governor of PeshkhauriOn Page20 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71ConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page194 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71black stallionConan’s black stallion — Bhalkhana stallion ridden by Conan while carrying YasminaOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71CromCrom — chief god of Conan’s Cimmerian peopleOn Page10 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71giant serpentGiant serpent of Yimsha — giant serpent guarding the Black Seers’ strongholdOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71GitaraGitara — Yasmina’s maid and Khemsa’s loverOn Page8 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71Kerim ShahKerim Shah — Turanian/Hyrcanian agent posing as a prince of IranistanOn Page48 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71KhemsaKhemsa — acolyte of the Black Seers who turns against his mastersOn Page58 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71Khosru KhanKhosru Khan — governor of Secunderam serving TuranOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71Master of YimshaMaster of Yimsha — ancient human-origin sorcerer ruling the Black SeersOn Page22 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71princess of KhosalaPrincess of Khosala — unnamed princess who loved Bhunda Chand and possessed his lock of hairMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71SkelosSkelos — legendary mystic/author whose forbidden writings are invoked in the Conan storiesMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71night-weirdSummoned night-weird — foul otherworldly body intended to receive Bhunda Chand’s soulMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71Yar AfzalYar Afzal — Wazuli chief encountered in the Zhaibar PassOn Page32 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71YasminaYasmina — Devi/ruler of Vendhya; sister of Bhunda ChandOn Page68 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71YezdigerdYezdigerd — king of TuranMentioned9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 15–71
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The Bloody Crown of ConanRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
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