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Catalogue facts
Published dateDecember 1934
WrittenMay 1934
Characters in this exact text
AlcemidesAlcemides — Nemedian philosopher and recipient of Astreas’s letterMentioned3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237AstreasAstreas — travelling savant whose letter reports events in KhauranOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237ConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page69 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237ConstantiusConstantius — Kothic voivode of the Free Companies; called the FalconOn Page62 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237CromCrom — chief god of Conan’s Cimmerian peopleMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237DjebalDjebal — nomad in Olgerd’s band who cuts down Conan’s crossOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237IshtarIshtar — Hyborian/Shemite goddess invoked in the Conan textsMentioned13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237IvgaIvga — young woman caring for the wounded ValeriusOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237KhumbanigashKhumbanigash — general of Constantius’s mercenariesOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237KrallidesKrallides — faithful councillor of Taramis executed by SalomeMentioned3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237MitraMitra — major Hyborian deity invoked throughout the Conan textsMentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237Olgerd VladislavOlgerd Vladislav — Zaporoskan outlaw chief leading desert nomadsOn Page35 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237SalomeSalome — witch twin of Taramis who seizes the throne of KhauranOn Page55 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237TaramisTaramis — queen of Khauran and twin sister of SalomeOn Page78 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237ThaugThaug — hideous temple monster worshipped/kept by SalomeMentioned5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237ValeriusValerius — young Khaurani soldier loyal to TaramisOn Page31 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237ZangZang — priest who serves Salome and uses the crystal sphereOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Bloody Crown of Conan — PDF pages 203–237
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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 + carbon.