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WrittenJanuary 1935
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BelesaBelesa — Valenso’s niece and Tina’s protectorOn Page101 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page114 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackValensoCount Valenso Korzetta — Zingaran nobleman who founds the settlement at Korvela BayOn Page90 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackCromCrom — chief god of Conan’s Cimmerian peopleMentioned5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackGalacusGalacus — Strom’s first mateOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackGalbroGalbro — Valenso’s seneschalOn Page23 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackGebbreloGebbrelo — Valenso servant who punishes TinaOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackMitraMitra — major Hyborian deity invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackStromStrom — Barachan pirate captain commanding The Red HandOn Page118 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackblack manThe Black Stranger — supernatural black man/fiend raised from the outer gulfs and bound to ValensoOn Page19 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackThe Red HandThe Red Hand — Strom’s pirate vesselOn Page13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackTinaTina — young orphan/waif under Francoise’s protectionOn Page67 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackTothmekriTothmekri — exiled Stygian prince robbed by TranicosMentioned5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackTranicosTranicos — pirate named by Vulmea as destructive to English tradeMentioned20 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackblack magicianValenso’s black magician — unnamed magician who summoned and bound the Black StrangerMentioned5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackZaronoZarono — Zingaran buccaneer captainOn Page151 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — blackZingelitoZingelito — former buccaneer in Valenso’s settlementMentioned6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — black
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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: Howard original typescript.