When he was first conceiving of the story series that would eventually include the unforgettable character Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian), author Robert E. Howard put together a sketch outline of the fictional place and time he called the "Hyborian Age," which would serve as the setting for the series. This essay offers a fully fleshed-out description, and it brings a fascinating new dimension to the Conan stories.
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