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Characters in this exact text
AtillaAttila — historical Hun ruler used by Howard as a comparisonMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 282BayazidBayazid — Ottoman sultan and rival of TimourMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 282Count de SalmCount Salm — historical defender of ViennaOn Page13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 282FerdinandFerdinand — historical Archduke of AustriaOn Page12 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 266Gottfried von KalmbachGottfried von Kalmbach — German mercenary/adventurerOn Page74 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 269HabordanskyHabordansky — defender/commander at ViennaOn Page14 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 266Grand VizierIbrahim — historical Grand Vizier serving SuleymanOn Page48 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 267IvgaIvga — named figure in The Shadow of the VultureOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 276LasczkyJerome LasczkyMentioned3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 267MarczaliMarczali — Hungarian figure invoked in the storyOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 270Mikhal OgluMikhal Oglu — historical Akinji commanderOn Page22 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 275Muhammad the ConquerorMuhammad the ConquerorMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 282Nikolas ZrinyiNikolas ZrinyiOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 282OthmanOthman — lieutenant of Mikhal OgluOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 280Paul BakicsPaul BakicsOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 282Phillip the PalgravePhilip the Palgrave — European noble/defender named in the storyOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 284Red SonyaRed Sonya — red-haired woman from RogatinoOn Page22 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 289RhupenRhupen — Armenian figure in The Shadow of the VultureOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 305RoggendorfRoggendorfMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 282RoxelanaRoxelana — historical consort of SuleymanOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 270SubotaiSubotai — historical Mongol commanderMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 282SuleymanSuleyman the Magnificent — historical Ottoman sultanOn Page61 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 265ShuprasTshoruk — Tatar/warrior in The Shadow of the VultureOn Page15 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 305Wulf HagenWulf Hagen — warrior/defender in The Shadow of the VultureOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 288Yaruk KhanYaruk Khan — Tatar/warrior in The Shadow of the VultureOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 272ZapolyaZapolya — historical Hungarian rulerOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 267
Surviving manuscript evidence
The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.
Draft 3 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent43 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 43 pages / 43 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 63105–63147
Original typescript (OT).
Additional documentary notes
- Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records a title on the surviving witness. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Shadow of the Vulture, The (d3) · TSS 63105–63147 · spreadsheet rows 14216–14258