This is my all-time favorite Conan story! Conan vs. a 3,000 year-old wizard in an all-out battle to decide the fate of the world? What could possibly top that?!
Frederik thank you for gathering all these Conan stories into one playlist. Your Conan playlist is almost in the correct chronological order. Great job!
I second that! A real treat! Thank you for your hard work! I’m actually looking forward to my next long haul flight and airport delays; I will be somewhere else entirely!
I keep runnin across Hoffmen. My great great great grandmama was a Hoffman, therefore I notice when I see or hear the name. It has come upward with amazin oftenness.
Yeah, in some ways -- but I'm not sure about the way he says "Cimmerian." In fact, I dislike how he says it very much, with his emphasis on the third syllable. Even the modern Merriam-Webster says it a different way than he does, and I think in regard to these stories this word is very important.
@neildear-wn9eo Is that a new rule now? No criticism allowed? But if that's true and only praise is allowed, how will people know when they've messed up or that people aren't liking their stuff? If I'm at McDonald's and they've messed up my order am I allowed to bring the mistake to light? Or do I have to own a restaurant first? Does making my own hamburgers sometimes qualify me to have a voice? I have many questions about your idea of who must shut up.
Does no one think Robert e Howard had a glimpse into the forgotten region of prehistory this sounds like the time before Atlantis's sank into the forgotten waves of time
That’s why our government assassinated him. Literally nerds from all over we’re getting interested and diving deep into forgotten or alternative history. Same reason they killed Tesla.
The only thing that really disrupts the idea is the shape of the continents in the Hyborian age. Africa and Eurasia are effectively slammed into one another on Howard’s maps, and while continental drift is a thing, it’s something that happens over millions of years, not ten thousand years
It honestly makes me depressed that we've gotten to a point in society that we couldn't adapt Robert E Howards work into an HBO show. There isnt a soul left in hollywood with enough power to make things happen, and enough reverence for original work, required to properly adapt a Conan show. Even just 10 years ago there would have been literally dozens of directers and writers jumping at the bit with eagerness to faithfully adapt Robert E howards work. Now all the studios _cast_ writers instead of hiring them based on their abilities, and studios are deathly afraid of producing anything that could even remotely offend the average moron on twitter. Not to mention, the current generation of "activist/writers" in hollywood can't adapt anything without -deconstructing- vandalizing it by putting their own heavily modernized "socially acceptable" spin on it and making it "more palatable for modern audiences", therby trying to insert their own poorly disguised political opinions into the story. I mean hell Rings of Power was quite possibly the worst garbage ever to be put on television, and that was MOTHR FLIPPEN J.R. TOLKIEN!!! If they can't even make Tolkien without gutting it to oblivion until its utterly unrecognizable trash, then i dont even want to think about what some liberal arts student jack off would do to Robert E. Howards work. But just imagine a rated R, faithfully adapted, competently directed Conan the Barbarian anthology series on HBO where every episode or two was a self contained Robert E Howard conan tale. It would completely reinvigorate fandom and get an entire generation obsessed with pulp fiction stories again!
@@ZexyObserver ..because Hollywood has monopolized the movie making industry for the better part of a century and the only other viable competitors who might have an interest in making a Conan show (like the british market, BBC, etc) are just as indoctrinated into the zealous ideology of hypersensitivity and censorship as Hollywood is. The only markets that have the budget and the capacity to make a proper conan series are either just as pathetically out of touch as hollywood, or they simply wouldn't have any interest in it. The Indian, Japanese and South Korean movie/show industries are amazingly top notch, and have put out some of the best movies and shows made over the last decade, but none of them would have any interest in making a Conan series unfortunately.
@@ZexyObserver Not in hollywood. I appreciate your optimism, but platitudes failed to make dozens of great movies that had far more drive, courage, and desire behind them than any Conan series. Guillermo Del Toro's Mountain's of Madness, Nicholas Cage Superman, Heart of Darkness, Stanely Kubrick's Napolean, and James Dean's Biopic were all projects that not only had courage and desire, but more importantly had huge amounts of MONEY behind them, and dozens of hollywood bigwigs fighting to make it. They were almost all shot down due to either bad luck, bad timing, or the usual suspect; studios not wanting to bite the bullet and take a chance on something they thought wouldn't sell. With how overly cautious and out of touch modern studios are compared to when those movies were shot down, its nearly impossible any studio with the capability to make Conan would ever want to in the current cultural climate of demonizing historic ideals and perspectives, and mass censorship.
Shevatas, a Zamoran thief, awakens an ancient wizard named Thugra Khotan from his 3,000 year slumber. Thugra remembers his dream of world domination. He assumes the name Natohk (The "Veiled One"), assembles an army, and begins his strategy of conquering the Hyborian nations. But the tiny kingdom of Khoraja stands in his way. Khoraja is ruled by the beautiful Yasmela, sister of the king, who is now a prisoner in neighboring Ophir. Fearing Natohk's invasion, Yasmela seeks advice from the god of her ancestors, Mitra. Yasmela is told to travel into the streets and offer her kingdom's defenses to the first man she meets. The first man she encounters is Conan the Cimmerian. Conan already has a position in Yasmela's army. Now, he's given full command over Khoraja's royal military, much to the confusion of his more cultured comrades. The arrogant officers now under Conan's command ridicule their new commander. But they fall victim to Natohk's magic. Meanwhile, Natohk has made it clear conquering the world isn't the only goal on his agenda; he also desires Queen Yasmela for himself. Conan and his soldiers defeat Natohk's army, and the wizard devises a final attempt to capture Yasmela. Conan confronts him near the ruins of a Stygian temple.
@@BauthorFowler perfect evidence of how great events in history can shape the way we see words 🙂 Yes, "the holocaust" happened and popularized the word. But it was called so, because the word existed before it. Like an obscure adjective
I've read some convincing arguments for both the hard C and the soft C. Howard first used the word in a poem he wrote in southern Texas, so I'm leaning towards a Spanish pronunciation (which would be the soft C), but both interpretations have their validity. Since we don't have any recordings of Howard himself using the name, I choose to accept all as valid.
This is how I think about it: The two "m"s Sumer = _soo-mer_ Sumerian = _soo-mer-ee-n_ Summer (the season) Cimmeria/ Cimmerian = _simmer ee a/ simmer ee n_
This is my all-time favorite Conan story! Conan vs. a 3,000 year-old wizard in an all-out battle to decide the fate of the world? What could possibly top that?!
Beyond the Black River. Forest demons are insidious. : )
My all time favorite Conan tale!
Frederik thank you for gathering all these Conan stories into one playlist. Your Conan playlist is almost in the correct chronological order. Great job!
I second that! A real treat! Thank you for your hard work! I’m actually looking forward to my next long haul flight and airport delays; I will be somewhere else entirely!
Crom’s Devils! I’ll have another! Simply astounding! 👏🤓
The greatest of all Conan stories
Agreed.....Howard, Tesla and Hapgood all knew more than they were allowed to tell....
Hapgood?
Awesome thanks 👍👍
I keep runnin across Hoffmen. My great great great grandmama was a Hoffman, therefore I notice when I see or hear the name. It has come upward with amazin oftenness.
Awesome story and reading.
Fantastic narration!
Yeah, in some ways -- but I'm not sure about the way he says "Cimmerian." In fact, I dislike how he says it very much, with his emphasis on the third syllable. Even the modern Merriam-Webster says it a different way than he does, and I think in regard to these stories this word is very important.
@neildear-wn9eo Is that a new rule now? No criticism allowed? But if that's true and only praise is allowed, how will people know when they've messed up or that people aren't liking their stuff? If I'm at McDonald's and they've messed up my order am I allowed to bring the mistake to light? Or do I have to own a restaurant first? Does making my own hamburgers sometimes qualify me to have a voice? I have many questions about your idea of who must shut up.
Perhaps only equaled by The Tower of the Elephant, Red Nails and Queen of the Black Coast in Robert E Howard's original Conan tales.
Hour of the Dragon is pretty bad ass too
Rouges
Conan the Buccaneer.
@@takeiteasy2232 one of my favorites as too.... de Camp and Carter did well carrying the torch.
Beyond the Black River. One of my favs
Excellent wordsmith
Wow that story's fantastic
Amazing job
GET TO THE CHOPPPAHHH!!!!!
haha
Does no one think Robert e Howard had a glimpse into the forgotten region of prehistory this sounds like the time before Atlantis's sank into the forgotten waves of time
he researched antiquitous and pre-entiquitous histories as well as he could.
although, he claimed he did not.
@@ayoutubehogotztaeattoo2871 he researched and made up stuff
That’s why our government assassinated him. Literally nerds from all over we’re getting interested and diving deep into forgotten or alternative history.
Same reason they killed Tesla.
Yes
The only thing that really disrupts the idea is the shape of the continents in the Hyborian age. Africa and Eurasia are effectively slammed into one another on Howard’s maps, and while continental drift is a thing, it’s something that happens over millions of years, not ten thousand years
I’m your 667th sub. Apologies, couldn’t be 666 forever could it
neighbor of the beast
You can’t be taking Conan’s lusty maiden and not expect him to stab you in the heart!.....just saying!👍🏼👍🏼
My favorite
Bob Howard approves, by Crom!
Goddamn that was a badass story!!
Kind of you to share this.
Truly epic Conan plus he gets a nekid cutie as a reward. :)
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It honestly makes me depressed that we've gotten to a point in society that we couldn't adapt Robert E Howards work into an HBO show. There isnt a soul left in hollywood with enough power to make things happen, and enough reverence for original work, required to properly adapt a Conan show. Even just 10 years ago there would have been literally dozens of directers and writers jumping at the bit with eagerness to faithfully adapt Robert E howards work. Now all the studios _cast_ writers instead of hiring them based on their abilities, and studios are deathly afraid of producing anything that could even remotely offend the average moron on twitter. Not to mention, the current generation of "activist/writers" in hollywood can't adapt anything without -deconstructing- vandalizing it by putting their own heavily modernized "socially acceptable" spin on it and making it "more palatable for modern audiences", therby trying to insert their own poorly disguised political opinions into the story. I mean hell Rings of Power was quite possibly the worst garbage ever to be put on television, and that was MOTHR FLIPPEN J.R. TOLKIEN!!! If they can't even make Tolkien without gutting it to oblivion until its utterly unrecognizable trash, then i dont even want to think about what some liberal arts student jack off would do to Robert E. Howards work.
But just imagine a rated R, faithfully adapted, competently directed Conan the Barbarian anthology series on HBO where every episode or two was a self contained Robert E Howard conan tale. It would completely reinvigorate fandom and get an entire generation obsessed with pulp fiction stories again!
You need to be constantly immersed in the narritave, it needs to infest all of your entertainment so you don't start holding forbidden opinions.
Why wait for Hollywood to do it?
@@ZexyObserver ..because Hollywood has monopolized the movie making industry for the better part of a century and the only other viable competitors who might have an interest in making a Conan show (like the british market, BBC, etc) are just as indoctrinated into the zealous ideology of hypersensitivity and censorship as Hollywood is.
The only markets that have the budget and the capacity to make a proper conan series are either just as pathetically out of touch as hollywood, or they simply wouldn't have any interest in it. The Indian, Japanese and South Korean movie/show industries are amazingly top notch, and have put out some of the best movies and shows made over the last decade, but none of them would have any interest in making a Conan series unfortunately.
@@addictiontransfer3731 "There is always a way, if desire be coupled with courage"
@@ZexyObserver Not in hollywood. I appreciate your optimism, but platitudes failed to make dozens of great movies that had far more drive, courage, and desire behind them than any Conan series. Guillermo Del Toro's Mountain's of Madness, Nicholas Cage Superman, Heart of Darkness, Stanely Kubrick's Napolean, and James Dean's Biopic were all projects that not only had courage and desire, but more importantly had huge amounts of MONEY behind them, and dozens of hollywood bigwigs fighting to make it. They were almost all shot down due to either bad luck, bad timing, or the usual suspect; studios not wanting to bite the bullet and take a chance on something they thought wouldn't sell. With how overly cautious and out of touch modern studios are compared to when those movies were shot down, its nearly impossible any studio with the capability to make Conan would ever want to in the current cultural climate of demonizing historic ideals and perspectives, and mass censorship.
Shevatas, a Zamoran thief, awakens an ancient wizard named Thugra Khotan from his 3,000 year slumber. Thugra remembers his dream of world domination. He assumes the name Natohk (The "Veiled One"), assembles an army, and begins his strategy of conquering the Hyborian nations. But the tiny kingdom of Khoraja stands in his way. Khoraja is ruled by the beautiful Yasmela, sister of the king, who is now a prisoner in neighboring Ophir. Fearing Natohk's invasion, Yasmela seeks advice from the god of her ancestors, Mitra. Yasmela is told to travel into the streets and offer her kingdom's defenses to the first man she meets.
The first man she encounters is Conan the Cimmerian. Conan already has a position in Yasmela's army. Now, he's given full command over Khoraja's royal military, much to the confusion of his more cultured comrades. The arrogant officers now under Conan's command ridicule their new commander. But they fall victim to Natohk's magic. Meanwhile, Natohk has made it clear conquering the world isn't the only goal on his agenda; he also desires Queen Yasmela for himself.
Conan and his soldiers defeat Natohk's army, and the wizard devises a final attempt to capture Yasmela. Conan confronts him near the ruins of a Stygian temple.
The has sex with Yasmela for his reward🙃
Who is this narrator? I like him
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Nice voiceover.
Did R.E. Howard really used the word "holocaust?" I thought he died before that word was invented.
@Saint Jimmy It just seems weird reading that term in something written before WW2.
@@BauthorFowler perfect evidence of how great events in history can shape the way we see words 🙂
Yes, "the holocaust" happened and popularized the word. But it was called so, because the word existed before it.
Like an obscure adjective
Means Burnt offering but also comes from a Greek word.
ww2 not invent it
@@trukeesey8715 the Balfour declaration
Cim·me·ri·an www.reddit.com/r/ConanExiles/comments/i4pur5/how_do_you_pronounce_cimmerian/
I've read some convincing arguments for both the hard C and the soft C. Howard first used the word in a poem he wrote in southern Texas, so I'm leaning towards a Spanish pronunciation (which would be the soft C), but both interpretations have their validity. Since we don't have any recordings of Howard himself using the name, I choose to accept all as valid.
Simmer ee n?
This is how I think about it: The two "m"s
Sumer = _soo-mer_
Sumerian = _soo-mer-ee-n_
Summer (the season)
Cimmeria/ Cimmerian = _simmer ee a/ simmer ee n_
terrible ending...just the perfect sword throw through an entire person...? conan 2 op
Insufferably trite voice