Monday, November 26, 2007

Conan, the Barbarian

I was not kidding when i told that this blog was about me. So now i want to talk about my favorite fiction characters: Conan, the barbarian, Sherlock Holmes, and Stephen Maturin.

I start with Conan and let Holmes and Maturin for later.

Conan was a character ceated by Ron Howard in the 30's; it made his first appearence in the December 1932 edition of Weird Tales magazine.

He was a barbarian from Cimmeria in a pre-historic barbaric forgotten world. A world where justice lay in the edge of a sword, everyone by himself; almost as today...

Conan was a nomadic wandering adventure; leaving Cimmeria at about the age of 15 he took the world as his home and made himself a king.

He guide his actions by a strict code of conduct; althought he was a mercenary who sold his sword he was also capable of the most altruistic actions and a loyal compagnion. Someone who keep his word.

That's him, Conan of Cimmeria, as i saw him in my teenage years.

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