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Conan in the land of Mayapan

ArticlesFebruary 15, 20252KViews 0Likes 0Comments

while not canvassed in the original works of Robert E. Howard in the 1930s, the 1960s era pastiches of L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter brought the Hyborian World of Conan, the world’s most savage barbarian, to the attention of a new generation of readers. Their 1968 story Conan of the Isles culminated in…

Amazon and Annatar?

ArticlesFebruary 14, 20253KViews 0Likes 0Comments

No doubt many of us have watched The Rings of Power series on Amazon Prime, a controversial take on the backstory of the Lord of the Rings in the Second Age. The series is controversial, but their portrayal of Sauron as Annular, giver of gifts, has been well-received. We haven’t yet seen where they are…