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Conan the Conqueror: steel, sorcery, and unstoppable savagery

Before Westeros, before Middle-earth, there was Conan — the original sword-swinging savage from the forgotten Hyborian Age. Created in the 1930s by pulp writer Robert E. Howard, Conan the Conqueror is the ultimate evolution of the character: not just a wandering barbarian, but a self-made king, crowned by blood and steel.

Immortalized by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1982 cult classic Conan the Barbarian, Conan also slashed his way through decades of Marvel comics, Dark Horse reboots, pulp magazines, paperback novels, and even a family-friendly (?!?) animated series in the 90s. Yes, even barbarians get cartoons.

The Hyborian world is grim, gritty, and gloriously over-the-top: ancient cities, dark sorcery, monstrous beasts, doomed kingdoms, and one unstoppable man who answers only to his own code. Conan doesn’t talk much — he lets his broadsword do the monologuing.

From Savage Sword of Conan to collectible action figures, Conan has become a myth — the embodiment of rugged independence, brute force, and grim determination.

And let’s be honest: who hasn’t dreamed of being a brooding warrior with a six-pack forged by vengeance?

Because Conan doesn’t follow destiny. He smashes it.