This tallies with a comment Howard wrote in another letter that his crusader character Cormac Fitzgeoffrey is a double of Conan and that Cormac is 6' 2" and 215 pounds.
#WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SUPPLE GAME FULL#
He stood six feet and weighed 180 pounds, though he lacked much of having his full growth.Ĭonan's height and weight as an adult are subject to speculation - some estimates make him 6' 6" (1.98 m) and up to 250 lb (113 kg) - but extrapolating the growth of the 15-year-old Conan based on modern data would make him at least 6' 2" (1.88 m) and 215 lbs (98 kg) at 18. Schuyler Miller he wrote:Īt Vanarium he was already a formidable antagonist, though only fifteen. Howard is never explicit in his stories, but in a letter to P. So formidable was his appearance, naked but for short leather breeks and sleeveless shirt, open to reveal his great, hairy chest, with his huge limbs and his blue eyes blazing under his tangled black mane. Contrary to many modern illustrations, Conan is hairy: Given Conan the Cimmerian's career, both are apt.Ĭonan is darkly tanned, has "sullen" or "smoldering" blue eyes, a "mane" of long black hair, and is scarred - Howard mentions most often the scarring on his face. Others (e.g., Collins Gem Dictionary of First Names, ISBN 0004587480, 1983) say it comes from the Irish meaning "high" or "wisdom". Hence, Conan would mean "Little Hound" or "Little Warrior". Some sources (e.g., Irish Baby Boy Names) say it is the diminutive of con or cú, meaning a "hound" or (figuratively) "a swift-footed warrior". While uncommon, the name is still used in Ireland.
#WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SUPPLE GAME MAC#
There are several characters who bear the name Conán in Irish mythology, most notably Conán mac Morna, also known as Conán Maol ("the Bald"), a member of the fianna and an ally of Fionn mac Cumhaill. Although Conan's adventures often result in him performing heroic feats, his motive is more than often his own survival, enrichment or rise to power and he thus displays many of the characteristics of an anti-hero.Ĭonan is the anglicized version of the Irish name Conán. In his sixties, Conan leaves his country-never to return-to seek new battles in the uncharted west, leaving Conan II, his son by Queen Zenobia (a former Nemedian slave girl), to rule Aquilonia in his stead. But in his forties, he finally succeeds in becoming king of Aquilonia, the most powerful kingdom of the age, having strangled the previous ruler, Numedides, on the steps of the throne. He begins building larger units of men, aiming for greater territorial ambitions, though his efforts are repeatedly thwarted, usually by the total massacre of his force excepting himself. He grew up quickly: by age fifteen he was already a respected warrior, participating in the destruction of the Aquilonian outpost of Venarium.Īfter this he was struck by wanderlust and began the colorful and exciting adventures chronicled by Howard and others, encountering various fabulous monsters, evil wizards, and beautiful wenches and princesses - he has traveled throughout the world and been a thief and outlaw, a mercenary and commander of a mercenary company, and a pirate. The weakened Greshan uses the last of her strength to give birth to her son and names him Conan before she dies. During the battle in Cimmeria, his mother Greshan was fatally wounded by an enemy while attempting to save Corin. Conan is a Cimmerian, a barbarian of the far north he was born on a battlefield and is the son of the village blacksmith Corin.
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