The influences behind Conan the Barbarian

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   c. 70

   Gospel of Mark

   Anonymous

   Early Christianity. Roman Empire. Written in Koine Greek.

   The earliest gospel, ending in the crucifixion and empty tomb of Jesus.

   What it handed down

   To A Witch Shall Be Born (1934)

   Thematic kinship, conjectural.

   Howard stages Conan's punishment as a Roman-style crucifixion outside the city walls, with mockery from his enemy, a slow death in the heat and a rescue that brings him back to life. The scene borrows the shape of the gospel Passion, though Howard made no stated reference.

   Where it came from

   • Psalms, Anonymous c. 500 BCE

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