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Encyclopedia > Cimmeria (Conan)

Cimmeria is a fictional land of barbarians in antediluvian earth (cp. the Hyborian Age) and the homeland of Conan the Barbarian in the works of Robert E. Howard. FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... Look up Barbarian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... According to the Bible, the only survivors from the antediluvian period were Noah and his family. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... An illustration of The Hyborian Age primarily based upon a map hand-drawn by Robert E. Howard in March 1932. ... Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet. ... Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936)[1] was a classic American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. ...


Howard's Cimmeria is described as a harsh landscape with rugged mountains and dark shadowy forests. Its inhabitants are called Cimmerians. Howard often makes reference to their hardiness and military prowess, as well as to their many other impressive skills. They can climb seemingly unscalable cliffs, track humans and animals with ease, and stalk their prey without making a sound. They are tall, dark, blue eyed, and exceptionally strong. Despite these almost super-human attributes, he goes on to point out that they are an "uncivilized" and tribal people. Their governing body is vaguely alluded to as the elders, suggesting a sort of tribal oligarchy. The apparent primitiveness of the Cimmerians and their sense of justice is often juxtaposed with the malevolence of the civilized races in Hyperborea. This creates a very different sort of fantasy world, with the barbarians as the just and noble, while the kings and civilized men and women who would be the heroes of traditional medieval fantasy become ruthless, corrupt, and cold. The inhabitants of fictional Cimmeria are not to be confused with the historical Cimmerians, who lived on the northern Black Sea coast in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Instead they are a sort of proto-Celts, with many of the same gods (Nemain, Macha, Crom who is thought to be Crom Cruach). Nonetheless, there are similitudes to be found between the archeologically attested Thraco-Cimmerian ruling class that imposed itself over the proto-Celtic Hallstattians[1](see the subsequent Celtic culture, for example, the chariot burials), and Howard's character. Look up Barbarian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Cimmerians (Greek: , Kimmerioi) were ancient equestrian nomads who, according to Herodotus, originally inhabited the region north of the Caucasus and the Black Sea, in what is now Russia and Ukraine, in the 8th and 7th century BC. Assyrian records, however, first place them in the region of what is... For other uses, see Black Sea (disambiguation). ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia, Greece. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 7th century BC started on January 1, 700 BC and ended on December 31, 601 BC. // Overview Events Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria who created the the first systematically collected library at Nineveh A 16th century depiction of the Hanging Gardens of... This article is about the European people. ... In Irish mythology Nemain (or Nemhain) was a goddess of war, and possibly an aspect of the Mórrígan. ... In Irish mythology, Macha is a goddess linked with war, horses and kingship. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... distribution of Thraco-Cimmerian finds Thraco-Cimmerian is a historiographical and archaeological term, composed of the names of the Thracians and the Cimmerians. ... The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Central European culture during the local Bronze Age, and introduced the Iron Age. ... Chariot burials are tombs in which the deceased was buried together with his chariot, usually including his horses and other possessions. ...


See also

Races and Nations of the Hyborian Age. An illustration of The Hyborian Age primarily based upon a map hand-drawn by Robert E. Howard in March 1932. ...


References

  1. ^ Harry Mountain, The Celtic Encyclopedia
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Conan the Barbarian
Original stories by Robert E. Howard Beyond the Black River • Black Colossus • The Black Stranger • Cimmeria • The Devil in Iron • Drums of Tombalku • The Frost Giant's Daughter • The God in the Bowl • The Hall of the Dead • The Hand of Nergal • The Hour of the Dragon • Iron Shadows in the Moon • Jewels of Gwahlur • The People of the Black Circle • The Phoenix on the Sword • The Pool of the Black One • Queen of the Black Coast • Red Nails • Rogues in the House • The Scarlet Citadel • Shadows in Zamboula • The Snout in the Dark • The Tower of the Elephant • The Vale of Lost Women • A Witch Shall be Born • Wolves Beyond the Border • Xuthal of the Dusk
Collections Black Colossus • The Bloody Crown of Conan • The Coming of Conan • The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian • The Complete Chronicles of Conan • Conan • The Conan Chronicles • The Conan Chronicles, 1 • The Conan Chronicles 2 • The Conan Chronicles, 2 • Conan of Aquilonia • Conan of Cimmeria • Conan the Adventurer • Conan the Avenger • Conan the Barbarian • Conan the Freebooter • Conan the Swordsman • Conan the Usurper • Conan the Wanderer • Conan the Warrior • The Conquering Sword of Conan • The Devil in Iron • The Essential Conan • Jewels of Gwahlur • King Conan • The People of the Black Circle • Pool of the Black One • Queen of the Black Coast • Red Nails • Rogues in the House • Sagas of Conan • The Sword of Conan • Tales of Conan • The Tower of the Elephant • The Treasure of Tranicos
Novels Conan and the Amazon • Conan and the Emerald Lotus • Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza • Conan and the Gods of the Mountain • Conan and The Grim Grey God • Conan and the Manhunters • Conan and the Mists of Doom • Conan and the Shaman's Curse • Conan and the Sorcerer • Conan and the Spider God • Conan and the Treasure of Python • Conan at the Demon's Gate • Conan, Lord of the Black River • Conan of the Isles • Conan of the Red Brotherhood • Conan of Venarium • Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast • Conan the Barbarian • Conan the Bold • Conan the Buccaneer • Conan the Champion • Conan the Defender • Conan the Defiant • Conan the Destroyer • Conan the Fearless • Conan the Formidable • Conan the Freelance • Conan the Gladiator • Conan the Great • Conan the Guardian • Conan the Hero • Conan the Hunter • Conan the Indomitable • Conan the Invincible • Conan the Liberator • Conan the Magnificent • Conan the Marauder • Conan the Mercenary • Conan the Outcast • Conan the Raider • Conan the Rebel • Conan the Relentless • Conan the Renegade • Conan the Rogue • Conan the Savage • Conan the Triumphant • Conan the Unconquered • Conan the Valiant • Conan the Valorous • Conan the Victorious • Conan the Warlord • The Hour of the Dragon • The Return of Conan • The Road of Kings • The Sword of Skelos
Scholarship The Blade of Conan • The Conan Grimoire • The Conan Reader • The Conan Swordbook • The Spell of Conan
Authors Robert E. Howard • Poul Anderson • Leonard Carpenter • Lin Carter • L. Sprague de Camp • Roland J. Green • John C. Hocking • Robert Jordan • Sean A. Moore • Björn Nyberg • Andrew J. Offutt • Steve Perry • John Maddox Roberts • Roy Thomas • Harry Turtledove • Karl Edward Wagner
Other media Conan the Adventurer (animated series) • Conan and the Young Warriors • Conan the Adventurer (TV series) • Conan (comics) • Conan (Dark Horse comic) • Conan the Barbarian (film) • Conan the Destroyer • Red Sonja (film)
Characters Bêlit • Conan the Barbarian • Crom • Kulan Gath • Red Sonja • Serpent Men • Set • Thoth-Amon • Thulsa Doom • Valeria • Vammatar • Xaltotun
Other Conan (books) • Conan Chronologies • Hyborian Age • The Hyborian Age • The Shadow of the Vulture • Aquilonia • Cimmeria • Stygia

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Timeline of Conan' (4098 words)
Conan partakes in the Sack of Venarium, an Aquilonian outpost in Cimmeria.
Conan is in Asgalun, the capital of the province Pelishtia, in Shem.
Conan flees from the port of Tortage, on the Barachan Isles.
CONAN Official Website (272 words)
Black-haired, sullen-eyed, with gigantic melancholies, this is Conan the Cimmerian, barbarian, thief, pirate, raider, mercenary, general, and finally king of the greatest empire of his time.
Conan was born on a battlefield, during a fight between his tribe and a horde of raiding Vanir.
The son of a flsmith, Conan grew to boyhood in the hills of Cimmeria, honing his strength and prowess by hunting the wild mountain beasts.
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