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Catalogue facts
Published dateJuly 1936
WrittenJuly 1935
Characters in this exact text
ChicmecChicmec — Techotl’s companion slain in the disputed hallsOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page193 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsCromCrom — chief god of Conan’s Cimmerian peopleMentioned6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsDerketaDerketa — Queen of the Dead invoked in Red NailsMentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsMitraMitra — major Hyborian deity invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsOlmecOlmec — prince of TecuhltliOn Page98 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsSetSet — Stygian serpent-god invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned19 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsTachicTachic — Tecuhltli fighter who disappears in the catacombsMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsTascelaTascela — sorceress/princess of Tecuhltli; former wife of XotalancOn Page59 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsTechotlTechotl — warrior of TecuhltliOn Page62 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsTecuhltliTecuhltli — Tlazitlan leader and eponymous founder of the Tecuhltli factionMentioned79 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsdragonThe dragon outside Xuchotl — specific gigantic prehistoric reptilian predator encountered by Conan and ValeriaOn Page34 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsTolkemecTolkemec — former slave and third leader of the Tlazitlan settlers; survivor of years in the catacombsOn Page29 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsTopalTopal — Tecuhltli warrior who accompanies Conan into XotalancOn Page16 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsValeriaValeria — Aquilonian pirate/adventurer of the Red BrotherhoodOn Page174 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsXamecXamec — Tecuhltli fighter who disappears in the catacombsMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsXatmecXatmec — Tecuhltli man killed after hearing the uncanny musicOn Page9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsXotalancXotalanc — Tlazitlan leader and eponymous founder of the Xotalanc factionMentioned71 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsYanathYanath — Tecuhltli warrior who accompanies Conan into XotalancOn Page10 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsbrother’s headYanath’s brother — unnamed brother of Yanath whose preserved head is found in XotalancMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailssister’s eldest sonYanath’s nephew — unnamed eldest son of Yanath’s sister whose preserved head is found in XotalancMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsfather’s younger brotherYanath’s paternal uncle — unnamed younger brother of Yanath’s father whose preserved head is found in XotalancMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsYasalaYasala — Tascela’s maidOn Page18 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsZaralloZarallo — mercenary commander whose Free Companions Valeria desertsOn Page9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednailsZlanathZlanath — Tecuhltli fighter who disappears in the catacombsMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — rednails
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
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The Conquering Sword of ConanRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
The Conquering Sword of Conan; editorial source basis: Weird Tales + incomplete Howard carbon.