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The Phoenix on the Sword (first submitted draft)
Part of The Phoenix on the Sword
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Introduction
This is the first submitted draft of The Phoenix on the Sword. Weird Tales returned it for revision on March 10, 1932.
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AscalanteAscalante — Aquilonian outlaw and architect of the conspiracy against ConanOn Page47 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)ConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page66 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)CromCrom — chief god of Conan’s Cimmerian peopleMentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)CtesphonCtesphon — king of Stygia who formerly honored Thoth-amonMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)DionDion — baron of Attalus and member of the Rebel FourOn Page21 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)EpemitreusEpemitreus — ancient sage who aids Conan from beyond deathOn Page9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)GromelGromel — Bossonian commander of the Black Legion and member of the Rebel FourOn Page12 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)MitraMitra — major Hyborian deity invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned16 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)NumaNuma — king of NemediaMentioned3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)NumedidesNumedides — former king of Aquilonia slain by ConanMentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)PallantidesPallantides — commander of the Black DragonsMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)ProsperoProspero — Poitainian officer and Conan’s close companionOn Page14 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)PubliusPublius — Aquilonia’s chancellorMentioned7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)RammonRammon — renowned sorcerer used as a comparison for Thoth-amonMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)RinaldoRinaldo — poet and member of the Rebel FourOn Page20 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)SetSet — Stygian serpent-god invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned17 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)thingthe summoned horror of Set — nonhuman being summoned through Thoth-amon’s Ring to kill AscalanteOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)Thoth-amonThoth-amon — Stygian sorcerer of the Ring, enslaved by AscalanteOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)TroceroTrocero — count of Poitain and seneschal of AquiloniaMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)VolmanaVolmana — count of Karaban and member of the Rebel FourOn Page12 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)YmirYmir — Norse frost-giant deity in the Swords of the North textsMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Phoenix on the Sword (Submitted draft 1)
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The Coming of Conan the CimmerianRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian; editorial source basis: Howard submitted-draft material plus final-text continuation.