Corum Jhaelen Irsei is the name of a fantasy hero in a series of books written by Michael Moorcock. Corum is an aspect of Moorcock's Eternal Champion and is, therefore, related to some of his other characters, such as Elric of Melniboné and Hawkmoon. His books also draw heavily on ancient Celtic mythology, especially the second trilogy. Corum himself is the last of an ancient race called the Vadhagh, who are slaughtered by the new race of Mabden (humans). He was a prince of his people - Corum Jhaelen Irsei, the Prince in the Scarlet Robe. Michael John Moorcock (born December 18, 1939) is a prolific British writer of both science fiction and science fantasy. ... The Eternal Champion is a fictional creation of the author Michael Moorcock and is a recurrent feature in many of his novels. ... Stormbringer (Lancer, 1967) Elric of Melniboné (IPA /mÉ›lˈnɪbɔˌne/) or (mel-NIH-boh-nay) is a fictional character created by Michael Moorcock. ... One of the fictional characters created by Michael Moorcock. ...

Corum is the protagonist of the following Moorcock novels:

• The Knight of the Swords (1971)
• The Queen of the Swords (1971)
• The King of the Swords (1971)
• The Bull and the Spear (1973)
• The Oak and the Ram (1973)
• The Sword and the Stallion (1974)

The first three have been published in the UK under the omnibus title Corum, and the second three under the omnibus title The Prince with the Silver Hand. In the US, the omnibus titles are The Swords Trilogy and The Chronicles of Corum, respectively.

In 2001 Darcsyde Productions produced a supplement for use with Chaosium's Stormbringer (aka Elric!) role-playing game adapting the Corum settings and characters for role-playing. Darcsyde Productions is a role-playing game publisher which has produced the Corum supplement for the Chaosium Stormbringer (aka Elric!) RPG and are currently working on a Hawkmoon-themed supplement for the same games. ... Chaosium is one of the longer lived publishers of role_playing games still in existence. ... The Stormbringer role-playing game (aka Elric!) from Chaosium puts the players in the world of the Young Kingdoms, based on the Elric of Melniboné books by Michael Moorcock. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of fictional characters via role-playing. ...

Music

• The Italian metal band Domine features Corum in their song Prince in the Scarlet Robe on their Emperor of the Black Runes album. They also feature many songs dealing with Michael Moorcock's Elric and Moorcock himself is also specifically thanked and noted as an influence in the liner notes for each of their albums.

• The German metal band Blind Guardian makes brief reference to Corum in their song Damned For All Time on their Follow the Blind album and also in the track Imaginations From the Other Side from the album of the same name.

Corum (Çorum) is also a town in the Çorum Province of Turkey Michael John Moorcock (born December 18, 1939) is a prolific British writer of both science fiction and science fantasy. ... Stormbringer (Lancer, 1967) Elric of Melniboné is a fictional character created by Michael Moorcock. ... Blind Guardian is a power metal (and more recently epic metal) band started in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, Germany. ... Çorum is a town in the Corum Province of Turkey. ... shows the Location of the Province Çorum Corum (Turkish spelling Çorum; pronunciation: CHO-room) is a province of Turkey. ...

Corum is also a Swiss watch manufacturer based in La Chaux-de-Fonds Location within Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds is a city located in the Jura mountains in Switzerland. ...