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The Gods of Bal-Sagoth

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Published dateOctober 1931

Introduction

Featuring Turlogh Dubh O’Brien, “once a chief of Clan na O’Brien.” Howard reported in a letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, circa May 1931, that Farnsworth Wright had accepted The Gods of Bal-Sagoth for Strange Stories at $140. The story was ultimately published in Weird Tales in October 1931.

I got back from Mineral Wells yesterday and was somewhat gratified to find a letter waiting me from Farnsworth accepting “The Gods of Bal-Sagoth” — a Turlogh O’Brien tale — for Strange Stories — $140.00.

Howard later mentioned the story briefly in a letter to H. P. Lovecraft while discussing his own reaction to another recent Weird Tales appearance.

Characters in this exact text

AthelstaneAthelstane the Saxon — Saxon companion of Turlogh Dubh O’BrienOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360BrunhildBrunhild — Norse woman who becomes queen/goddess of Bal-SagothOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360GelkaGelka — Bal-Sagoth figureOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360Gol-gorothGol-goroth — god/idol of Bal-SagothMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360GothanGothan — priest/ruler opposing BrunhildOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360Groth-golkaGroth-golka — giant bird-god/monster of Bal-Sagoth slain before Brunhild's returnOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360KotarKotar — former lover of BrunhildMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360Rane Thorfin’s sonRane Thorfin’s son — Norse father of BrunhildMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360SkaSka — Bal-Sagoth figure allied with BrunhildOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360nameless ThingThe Nameless Thing — Gothan's chained supernatural creation beneath Bal-SagothOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360ThorThor — Norse deity repeatedly invoked by Viking and Saxon charactersMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360TurloghTurlogh Dubh O'Brien — recurring outlaw/reaver of the Turlogh Dubh O’Brien storiesOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360ZomarZomar — Bal-Sagoth figureOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 321-360

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