By Robert E. Howard

1932 - 1933 The Phoenix on the Sword The Frost-Giant's Daughter The God in the Bowl The Tower of the Elephant The Scarlet Citadel Queen of the Black Coast Black Colossus Iron Shadows in the Moon Xuthal of the Dusk Rogues in the House The Vale of Lost Women The Devil in Iron The Pool of the Black One Image File history File links Conan_template_top. ... 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. ... The Phoenix on the Sword is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1932. ... The God in the Bowl is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, written in the 1930s but not published in his lifetime. ... The Tower of the Elephant is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1933. ... The Scarlet Citadel is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1933. ... Queen of the Black Coast is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1934. ... Black Colossus is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1933. ... Iron Shadows in the Moon is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1934 under the title Shadows in the Moonlight. ... Xuthal of the Dusk is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1934 under the title The Slithering Shadow. ... Rogues in the House is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1934. ... The Vale of Lost Women is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, written in the 1930s but not published in his lifetime. ... The Devil in Iron is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1934. ... The Pool of the Black One is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1933. ... 1934 - 1935 People of the Black Circle The Hour of the Dragon A Witch Shall be Born The People of the Black Circle is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1934. ... The Hour of the Dragon is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard and his only full length novel about Conan the Cimmerian. ... A Witch Shall be Born is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1934. ... 1935 - 1936 The Servants of Bit-Yakin Beyond the Black River The Black Stranger Man-Eaters of Zamboula Red Nails Jewels of Gwahlur is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1935. ... Beyond the Black River is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1935. ... The Black Stranger is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, written in the 1930s but not published in his lifetime. ... Shadows in Zamboula is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1935. ... Red Nails is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in 1936. ... Unfinished/fragments The Snout in the Dark Drums of Tombalku The Hall of the Dead The Hand of Nergal Wolves Beyond the Border The Snout in the Dark is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, a fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howards lifetime. ... Drums of Tombalku is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, a fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howards lifetime. ... The Hall of the Dead is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, a fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howards lifetime. ... The Hand of Nergal is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, a fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howards lifetime. ... Wolves Beyond the Border is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, a fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howards lifetime. ...

"The Frost-Giant's Daughter" is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard, but not published in his lifetime. It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and details Conan pursuing a spectral nymph across the frozen snows of Nordheim in an attempt to rape her. The story has most recently been republished in the collection Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-1933) (Del Rey, 2003). Rejected as a Conan story by Weird Tales magazine editor Farnsworth Wright, Howard changed the main character's name changed to "Amra of Akbitana" and retitled the piece as The Gods of the North. The story was later adapted in issue #2 of the Dark Horse comic series. This article is in need of attention. ... 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. ... An illustration of The Hyborian Age primarily based upon a map hand-drawn by Robert E. Howard in March 1932. ... Instumental Indie Rock group from Chicago. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about the fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine and its heirs. ... Farnsworth Wright was a British ] who published the book Britain in the Age of Economic Management. ... Dark Horse Comics logo Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent comic book publishers in the United States, behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics. ... Conan is a Dark Horse comic series about the infamous character Conan the Cimmerian, who was created by writer Robert E. Howard. ...

Plot Overview

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An interior panel of the Conan #2 (Collected in The Frost-Giant's Daughter And Other Stories) comic adapation by Kurt Busiek featuring the exquisite art of Cary Nord and Thomas Yeates.

The original short story was written by Robert E. Howard in 1932 and was not published during his brief lifetime.

"The Frost-Giant's Daughter" is, (arguably) chronologically, the earliest story by Robert E. Howard in terms of Conan's life. The brief tale is set somewhere in frozen Nordheim, near Conan's homeland of Cimmeria, and occurs when Conan is a youthful mercenary among the golden-haired Aesir. Image File history File links Conan_frost_daughter. ... Image File history File links Conan_frost_daughter. ... Conan is a Dark Horse comic series about the infamous character Conan the Cimmerian, who was created by writer Robert E. Howard. ... Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... Cary Nord started his career with superhero comics eventually becoming a regular artist for Marvels Daredevil series. ... Thomas Yeates is an American comic book and comic strip artist especially known for his work on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and on the Zorro comic strip. ... 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. ... Cimmeria is a fictional land of barbarians in antediluvian earth (cp. ... The Aesir (Old Norse Æsir, singular Áss, feminine Ásynja, feminine plural Ásynjur) are the principal pantheon of gods in Norse mythology. ...

Following a fierce battle against the red-haired Vanir, Conan the Cimmerian, lying exhausted on the corpse-strewn battlefield, is visited by a beautiful, condescending and almost nude woman identifying herself as "Atali." The mere sight of her strange nakedness kindles Conan's lust and, when she repeatedly taunts him, he madly chases her for miles across the snows with the intent of raping her. Vanir is the name of one of the two groups of gods in Norse mythology, the other and more well known being the Æsir. ...

Mocking him with each step, Atali leads Conan into a pre-planned trap. Undaunted by the snare, Conan slays her two hulking brothers, the Frost-Giants, and then captures her in his arms, only to have her call upon her father, Ymir, to save her. Before Conan is able to ravage her, Atali disappears in a stroke of lightning which transforms the land and renders Conan unconscious. For the moon of Saturn, see Ymir (moon). ...

Later, when his Aesir comrades arrive, Conan believes he must have dreamed the bizarre encounter until he finds he is still grasping the translucent veil which had served as the sole garment of the Frost-Giant's daughter.

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