Robert E. Howard created Conan the Barbarian in a series of fantasy stories published in Weird Tales from 1932. … See more

The stories occur in the fictional "Hyborian Age", set after the destruction of Atlantis and before the rise of any historical ancient civilization. This is a specific epoch in a fictional timeline created by Howard for many of the … See more

Conan is a Cimmerian. The writings of Robert E. Howard (particularly his essay "The Hyborian Age") suggests that his Cimmerians are based on the Celts or perhaps the historic Cimmerians. Conan was born o… See more

1. "The Phoenix on the Sword" (novelette; vol. 20, #6, December 1932)
2. "The Scarlet Citadel" (novelette; vol. 21, #1, January 1, 1933)
3. "The Tower of the Elephant" (novelette; vol. 21, #3, March 1933)… See more

The character of Conan has proven durably popular, resulting in Conan stories by later writers such as Poul Anderson, Leonard Carpenter, Lin Carter, L. Sprague de Camp, Roland J. Green, John C. Hocking, Robert Jordan… See more

In an attempt to provide a coherent timeline which fit the numerous adventures of Conan penned by Robert E. Howard and later writers, various "Conan chronologies" have been prepared by many people from the 1930s o… See more

The first Conan cinematic project was planned by Edward Summer. Summer envisioned a series of Conan films, much like the James Bond franchise. He outlined six stories for this film series, but none were ever made… See more