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Introduction
UNTITLED DRAFT. Untitled draft (Three men squatted beside the . . .)
Version-specific titles
Untitled draft (Three men squatted beside the . . .)
Characters in this exact text
AjujoAjujo — the Dark One, deity worshipped by the black population of TombalkuMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259AmalricAmalric — Aquilonia-born adventurer and protagonist of the abandoned Tombalku storyOn Page92 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259AskiaAskia — Sakumbe’s witch-finder and Black Coast sorcererOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259BragorusBragorus — ancient king of Nemedia whose invasion occurred nine centuries earlierMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259ConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page19 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259CromCrom — chief god of Conan’s Cimmerian peopleMentioned5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259DauraDaura — Aphaki/brown priest serving ZehbehOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259EpeusEpeus the Sword-wielder — ancient king of Aquilonia remembered in GazalMentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259GobirGobir — Ghanata bandit travelling with AmalricOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259JhilJhil — deity worshipped by the AphakiMentioned3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259KordofoKordofo — former general of Tombalku’s horsemen, poisoned by SakumbeOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259LissaLissa — young woman of Gazal rescued by AmalricOn Page27 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259MitraMitra — major Hyborian deity invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259Ollam-ongaOllam-onga — inhuman god/fiend haunting Gazal’s southeastern towerOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259SaiduSaidu — Ghanata bandit travelling with AmalricOn Page12 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259SakumbeSakumbe — Suba adventurer and black king of TombalkuOn Page8 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259TilutanTilutan — Ghanata warrior who abducts LissaOn Page18 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259VilerusVilerus — king of Aquilonia in Amalric’s own timeMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259Zapayo da KovaZapayo da Kova — Zingaran prince and commander of the failed invasion of StygiaMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259ZehbehZehbeh — brown-skinned king of TombalkuOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 247–259
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 1 — unfinished Howard typescript, pages 1–29Howard typescript
Extent29 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: 29 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 24880–24908
Unfinished Robert E. Howard typescript witness to Drums of Tombalku — Draft 1.
Manuscript details
Source title variantDrums of Tombulku
Additional documentary notes
- Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript witness. (witness level)
- Untitled Witness: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
- Unfinished Composition: The source explicitly describes the draft as unfinished. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Drums of Tombulku (d1) · TSS 24880–24908 · spreadsheet rows 3288–3316
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
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The Bloody Crown of ConanRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
The Bloody Crown of Conan; editorial source basis: Howard original typescript.