Robert E. Howard - Kull Of Atlantis - By This Ax I Rule!

[@MrZkoki]

Very good, theatrical performance. Thank you talented sir!

[@michelelyons9410]

A truly wonderful performance of one the very best of Howard's amazing stories. This is the heart of his barbarian heroes. Marvelous!

[@gohboy56]

Immensely suspenseful, so engrossing. Thanks!

[@tobypack6328]

By Vahlka! Simply Fantastic 🤓

[@JKeays100]

This is gold

[@RolandWieffering1]

Jason Keays Thanks Bro.

[@nowhereman6019]

*"I am the law."* said Judge Kull

[@geraldburke5147]

Initially I had only read and heard the later interpretation of this tale impart with Conan as its lead. But I have to say that this is a much more complete and satisfying Tale. Robert Howard was a brilliant writer, and the progenitor of sword and sorcery fiction. I never tire of reading his works in whatever form.

[@grantbarnes3678]

Phenomenal. Better than Audible. Much appreciated.

[@shadownet3d]

As much as I love the Phoenix and the Sword, that story was originally meant to be this one. Why the publishers rejected the original draft, I know not . Perhaps it needed a rework and got it in the story we have now. It is a tribute to Robert E Howard genius.

[@TorinMizenko]

Fantastic story! I purchased the illustrated Kull stories earlier this year - there is certainly gems among them.

[@RolandWieffering1]

I agree, and thanks for listening. I can't upload all stories 'cause of copyright issues.

[@janestim79]

This was rousing, it reminded me how awesome Kull was. Love Conan but Kull was something else. I always feel that Kull was a reflection of REH and the constraints he faced in his short life.

[@raja0vyaghra]

A brilliant reading.

[@ericswain70]

Goosebumps

[@BLK_MN]

*I* am the law! Epic.

[@anthonyfees4668]

This is awesome

[@RolandWieffering1]

Glad you liked it...!

[@junesilvermanb2979]

An alliance of jealous nobles and outlaws plan on assassinating King Kull, having sown dissent among the citizens before subverting an officer of the royal guard into removing his men so their assassins have access to the King's chamber. The king is aware of the discontent, though not of their specific conspiracy. Meanwhile, Kull laments on how the laws of Valusia hamper his rule, and never allow him to govern as he wants. A young nobleman visits him and ask to marry a slave girl, but Kull is advised that this is impossible under an ancient law, engraved on a tablet crafted by hallowed lawmakers many centuries ago. Saddened, the nobleman is sent away with regrets. Later, Kull has an encounter with the man's love interest, crying in the woods, and tries in vain to console her. The girl is a slave owned by one of the conspirators seeking to murder Kull, and overheard her master mention his plan with one of the fellow conspirators - whereupon she hastens to tell her lover. That night, the conspirators - four leaders and sixteen robbers - sneak into the palace and enter Kull's private chambers. However, Kull awakens, realizes something is wrong, and manages to arm himself. Seizing an antique battle axe, which had hung on the wall for decades, he fights furiously, one against many, killing a large portion of the attackers. Still, he is nearly killed by the conspirators' leader when needing to wipe blood from his eyes. In the nick of time, the young noble arrives with his retainers, killing the assassin and saving Kull's life. Though severely wounded, Kull is determined to reward fittingly the young lovers who saved his life. There and then he smashes with his axe the Tablets of the Law, proclaiming "I am the law!", "I am king, state, and law!" and "By this ax I rule!", before allowing the couple to happily marry.

[@balazsvarga1823]

Metal.

[@ghostwarrior3878]

This is amazing thank you for making this video.

[@pargel2521]

Omg so good

[@RolandWieffering1]

glad you liked it.

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

Great reading ! ! !

[@Tekel-Upharsin]

Good old fashioned sword and sorcery storytelling at it's best. I had no idea the "who dies first?" phrase from The Scorpion King (a lame movie) originated from Robert Howard's stories.

[@pbr-streetgang]

Thanks for the vid sir.👍🏼👍🏼

[@RolandWieffering1]

Glad you like it, Sir....

[@KeithDec25]

Fantastic narration/performance Hopefully you will do MORE!

[@shigglezz684]

I feel like it would take me a lot longer to read these books than the guys doing the narration

[@dutchboy9273]

A fantastic story, rewritten later to become the King Conan story, Phoenix on the Sword.

[@Kharmazov]

Really. Any chance for the rest of the Kull stories??

[@Daleksaresupreme1]

There's only like three

[@d-logan5280]

Unless you count through unpublished ones. Those you can find online. Pretty good.

[@sgonzo5572]

Good read

[@sgonzo5572]

Who is the narrator? He is good

[@paolomongon6616]

I've read and enjoyed Phoenix on the Sword...and loved it for what it is...but I actually prefer THIS. Kull is a more likable character...

[@carlosmontanez1173]

I did notice Conan Phoenix on the Sword and this Kull story are nearly identical though i do agree this version is better seeing as Kull seems more empathetic and less temperamental than Conan.

[@brandonlamontcooper8141]

hello im #brandonlamontcooper

[@METALGEARMATRIX]

Wait... Isnt a lot of this just The Pheonix on the Sword again?

[@RolandWieffering1]

Actually it's the other way around. R.E.Howard wrote the story with King Kull in the leading role. But after Weird Tales rejected the story he re-wrote it with Conan as the leading character. Well spotted....lol.

[@brandonlamontcooper8141]

@@Nos_Duo hello

[@phm6834]

Reminds me A LOT of the first Conan story... is there any correlation?

[@RolandWieffering1]

Yes there is..! He first wrote the story with Kull as main character. But it was rejected by Weird Tales. Then he re-wrote the story with Conan as leading character and that story was accepted.

[@stevefreelance4297]

Any chance of uploading more tales of the exiled Atlantean King Kull of Valusia?

[@brandonlamontcooper8141]

hello #steve

[@ajourneysaved4311]

Has the narrator voiced any dune audiobooks? It sounds familiar.

[@brandonlamontcooper8141]

hello #AS

[@ajourneysaved4311]

@@brandonlamontcooper8141 yes?

[@brandonlamontcooper8141]

@@ajourneysaved4311 how are you today? i sure hope we can be fulltime friends

[@ajourneysaved4311]

@@brandonlamontcooper8141 do you like these audiobooks?

[@brandonlamontcooper8141]

@@ajourneysaved4311 I actually just begin to study these books... i just found them last night. they seem very interesting... they are very interesting... i'll keep moving forward... do you enjoy them...

[@nowhereman6019]

I love the constant shitting on poets. Tragically accurate.

[@jedibill111]

Hey Kingie....Come out to play eh

[@ZeddtheBarbarian]

Who wins in a fight, Kull or Conan?

[@mattalluisi3954]

We do sir, we do

[@frankberst9849]

Total toss up. Kull is an absolutely huge man, a colossus, and by most accounts he's generally considered to be even slightly taller and heavier than Conan, who is nevertheless of truly great physical stature himself. I suspect that, due to his background as a gladiator and soldier, Kull might have more extensive formal military training in the use of arms, while Conan's fighting style is possibly more wild, instinctive, and unconventional. Conan remains unwaveringly very close to his fiery and savage warrior upbringing in Cimmeria, but Kull was raised in Atlantis as a feral child among tigers, and goes into a furious berserker rage when in battle, owing to his spirit totem, the tiger. In terms of sheer physical strength the two men are very likely absolute equals. So take your pick. lt would be a truly epic clash of titans, and unboubtedly an extremely long and grueling battle. My money's on Kull ultimately, but it's probably more likely they would simply end up killing each other. I'm slightly biased l admit, Kull being by far my favorite REH character and stories, though l am a great Conan and Solomon Kane fan as well. Conan is obviously a virtually unbeatable warrior, but check out the story 'Kings Of The Night' to see what total havoc Kull is capable of. He kills a giant Viking chieftain named Wulfhere literally with his bare hands, and in battle utterly wrecks an entire regiment of well over a hundred soldiers completely single-handedly.

[@tobypack6328]

El Borak! lol

[@robwalsh9843]

So basically the (Ka)noob got the entire party in trouble, that sounds familiar.

[@vaniceguy20]

Conan the phoenix on the sword?

[@RolandWieffering1]

Robert E. Howard wrote the story first with Kull as leading character. After he realized Weird Tales payed more for his Conan stories he wrote the same story with Conan as leading character. According to the available evidence of his legacy.

[@Fardawg]

@@RolandWieffering1 Actually, Phoenix was the first Conan story he ever wrote and the first that was ever published, so it wasn't based on how well Conan was selling because he didn't exist yet. Howard did, however, add elements to the story that he knew would make it work better for Weird Tales than his Kull stories had.

[@cheritripp9470]

Ah, this was rewritten later as The Phoenix On The Sword. Howard's first published Conan story. Interesting that there were no supernatural elements in this version. Also interesting that Kull's friend was a Pict. Yet they are his descendant, Conan, swore enemies. And another Howard's story, Valley Of The Worm, also has Picts in an more favorable light. And Picts are the protagonists in his Bran Mak Morn series. Ironically that it took the actions of a slave girl and her free man lover and an assassination attempt to have Kull be King in deeds as well as title.

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

Well Picts were not necessarily Canadians. They were animalistic orclike men if you could call them that.

[@AAron-gr3jk]

To add,: Conan was himself saved by women in many stories, most strikingly by a slavegirl (Zenobia) in The Hour of the Dragon, who he elevates to a queen.

[@paulross225]

As I understand it, Kull precedes Conan by centuries or even millennia, therefore circumstances were different.

[@zaberfang]

A great story and a timely political commentary.