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Untitled fragment (The battlefield stretched silent, . . .)

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Introduction

This untitled Conan fragment begins “The battlefield stretched silent, . . .”. Howard left it unfinished and unpublished. Lin Carter later completed the fragment and published the completion under the title The Hand of Nergal.

Characters in this exact text

AtalisAtalis — philosopher/rogue in YaraletOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Hand of Nergal (Text)CimmerianConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Hand of Nergal (Text)Prince ThanThan — prince of Yaralet praised by the cityOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Hand of Nergal (Text)girlthe wounded girl of Yaralet — unnamed young woman Conan rescues from the battlefieldOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Hand of Nergal (Text)

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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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 original typescript.