"A Witch Shall Be Born" is one of the original sword and sorcery novellas by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian. It was written in only a few days...
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incredible stamina, enabling him to go without sleep for a few days. In "A Witch Shall be Born", Conan fights armed men until he is overwhelmed, captured...
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Stone completed a draft by early 1978. Taking inspiration from Howard's "Black Colossus" and "A Witch Shall be Born", Stone proposed a story, four hours...
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Gianni. "The People of the Black Circle" The Hour of the Dragon "A Witch Shall Be Born" Untitled Synopsis ("The People of the Black Circle") "The Story...
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even more problematic and some contain what appear to be internal inconsistencies. The essay A Probable Outline of Conan's Career (1936) was completed...
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and three of the fragments. The People of the Black Circle (1974) A Witch Shall be Born (1975) The Tower of the Elephant (1975) (also includes "The God...
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an action fantasy film, directed by Bertrand Mandico and released in 2023. A feminist take on Conan the Barbarian, the film portrays vignettes throughout...
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Sword of Conan follow. "Black Colossus" "Shadows in the Moonlight" "A Witch Shall be Born" "Shadows in Zamboula" "The Devil in Iron" Conan the Barbarian (1955)...
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character is a supernatural, thousand-year-old princess of a cursed island within a world of pastiche and dark fantasy and was never intended to be based on...
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Black Coast" "The Devil in Iron" "The People of the Black Circle" "A Witch Shall Be Born" "Jewels of Gwahlur" "Beyond the Black River" "Shadows in Zamboula"...
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"The Slithering Shadow" ("Xuthal of the Dusk"): Issues 13–15. "A Witch Shall be Born": Issues 20–25. Conan the Slayer adapts these stories: "The Devil...
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The death of Bunda Chand, emperor of Vendhya, (via a curse channeled through Chand's soul with a lock of his own hair) leads to the ascension of his...
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A witch hunt, or a witch purge, is a search for people who have been labeled witches or a search for evidence of witchcraft. Practicing evil spells or...
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by Robert E. Howard (1974) Almuric, by Robert E. Howard (1975) A Witch Shall be Born, by Robert E. Howard (1975) The Tower of the Elephant, by Robert...
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events in I Shall Wear Midnight, it is revealed that the local witch, as the witch of that area, also has powers and authority not unlike a Justice of...
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L. Sprague de Camp) "A Witch Shall be Born" (Robert E. Howard) In these stories from Conan's late twenties, the Cimmerian is a mercenary with the Free...
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The cover of issue #5 sports a Boris Vallejo painting of Conan being crucified, from the story "A Witch Shall Be Born". This story features Conan at...
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pact. The high priest of Keshan, Gorulga, announces that a decision on the matter can only be made after consulting with Yelaya, the mummified oracle of...
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The Lord of the Nazgûl, also called the Witch-king of Angmar, the Pale King, or Black Captain, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy...
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11th-century Irish outcast. A 1930s Texan who recalls his past lives as ancient heroes. Not to be confused with Kid Allison. A 1930s sailor and boxer, travelling...
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retrieved from a room with a dreaming woman of Xuthal in it. The beverage proves to be a life-giving elixir briefly mentioned by Thalis in a previous conversation...
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and Taramis, who feature prominently in Howard's earlier tale, "A Witch Shall Be Born." Critic Don D'Ammassa calls the novel "[r]ather slow moving.."...
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publication of this story. The plot concerns the resurrection of a mythical demon, the theft of a sacred dagger, and an unrelated trap that lures Conan to the...
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Road of the Eagles" (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp) "A Witch Shall be Born" (Robert E. Howard) Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The...
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Adventurer. Olgerd Vladislav first appeared in Howard's story "A Witch Shall be Born", collected in the previous Conan volume, Conan the Freebooter....
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becomes embroiled in a conflict with his old rival Olgerd Vladislav, an opponent first encountered in Howard's story "A Witch Shall be Born". Laughlin, Charlotte;...
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the Dark" (draft) "Black Colossus" "Shadows in the Moonlight" "A Witch Shall Be Born" "Shadows in Zamboula" "The Devil in Iron" "The People of the Black...
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(Elak) (Henry Kuttner) "Thieves of Zangabal" (Thongor) (Lin Carter) "A Witch Shall be Born" (Conan) (Robert E. Howard) The book was reviewed by Fred Patten...
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Tower of the Elephant, The Scarlet Citadel, The Devil in Iron, A Witch Shall Be Born, Jewels of Gwahlur and Shadows in Zamboula by Robert E. Howard :...
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documented witch trial in history in view of the executions. They formed one of the four largest witch trials in Germany alongside the Fulda witch trials...
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