The Giant Kings in Conan Lore (Study & Theory Crafting)

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An Age Undreamed Of's Giant Kings Video: • Fall of the Giant-kings
My Serpent Men Video: • The Serpent Men in Con...
Giant Kings Exiles Wiki: conanexiles.fa...
Giant Kings Conan Wiki: conan.fandom.c...
The God in the Bowl: conan.fandom.c... \
Giant Kings in Nemedia: www.marvunapp.c...
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[@varto07]

I have to say, watching Primal i was looking for a stone age setting and after some research i kept gravitating to Conan´s lore, it´s legends and distant past societies, extint races and civilizations. There´s so much lore about this that you could create a setting that takes place during the past age, with snake men slaving humans, giant kings and demons.

[@JFDavis-lq1bp]

Primal is based on Spear and Fang, by the same author as Conan.

[@summersorceress]

I'm so intrigued by the lore of these guys, can't get enough. Thanks for this!

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

Thank you I just listened to you read the grey prince, loved it!

[@summersorceress]

@@GrimDarkHalfOff I'm so glad you like it, I was sick a few years ago and wrote plenty of poems about video game experiences during my recovery. I have about 200 more to upload🥰🤯

[@summersorceress]

@@clenjones5748 I'm a conan exiles fanatic so I'm def subbed. As for the cringe meetup, I'm Australian so that may not happen 😅

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

@@clenjones5748 I know your trying to help but please stop for the love of god

[@TheMinisterium]

This channel is highly underappreciated.

[@Crembaw]

I wish the Ancient Aliens dudes got into Conan instead of belittling ancient cultures.

[@andersschmich8600]

Oh my god this so much. They clearly have creativity, that could have easily been funneled into fiction writing or RPG worldbuilding.

[@santiagopeschiera1743]

I'm impressed by the articulation of these theories and the grasp of knowledge. I recently rediscovered Conan after giving Conan Exiles a try and am reading up on much of the lore and works by REH and so this is helpful and enlightening. I'm surprised content of this quality with such excellent narration, tone and pacing has not attracted more subscribers, but the scarcity of recent compelling and faithful source material adaptations tempers that surprise. I'd rather a poor adaptation to the screen not be made at all. REH and Conan deserve better. Regardless, I'm looking forward to learning from your other videos! 🗡️🐍

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

Thank you very much!

[@xornxenophon3652]

Well, REH and Conan were kept alive by that one film "Conan the Barbarian" from the 1980s, so I guess that even a bad adaption of the stuff is better than no coverage at all.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

Rober E Howard and Howard Phillips Lovecraft knew so many things

[@kzik3635]

Ham And chezezrzrzree

[@AlexKrossLore]

Astounding what the power of imagination can make, no?

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

@@AlexKrossLore Opening the doors to higher wisdom... yes.

[@PenumbranWolf]

I like the idea of Conan Giants being Nephilim.

[@davidwalker8195]

Doing a deep dive into this concept right now. Some interesting connections between the lore and biblical/academic lore.

[@pootisengage6672]

Damn! Cant stop binging your content. Nice work

[@JO-zu3mz]

Your lore coverage is awesome! It makes the game feel more subversive, and I prefer building, etc more than trying to figure it all out lol. I hope you get tons more recognition in the near future :)

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

Thank you! The Gods of Conan video is taking longer than I expected, but I hope I can finally get it done soon

[@occupationallystrong1606]

If going the semetic route, nephelim as a tribal group/ city/ faction would be a fun twist. Combining a Germanic and Indo-European influence could help too. It combines the two language families. Obviously, we have come much farther in linguistics than Howard was familiar with and is a fun twist. I love it.

[@DCJMS]

it took a second watch for me to remember the Kasatha from Pathfinder's Numeria

[@firestar29]

Amazing compilation and theorycrafting. I've only recently started playing Conan Exiles, and whenever I'm invested in IP, I start digging into the lore. Conan Exiles Wikia is really lacking in this department. I was not disappointed with your video!

[@Xilivian]

Definitely agreed. There seems to be a mostly nonexistent lore following to the game, and that's sad. You can definitely tell when going through all lore tablets in the game and talking to the NPC's that they definitely tried their very best to respect the Conan lore while doing a good job to build on it

[@Ninety-Nine__]

Great video, i'm happy your channel is growing.

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

Thank you!

[@boarbark]

love your lore videos, please keep at it

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

I will do just that!

[@flexingpotato1091]

Another great video

[@wolfsbanealphas617]

This reminds of fallen angels

[@andersschmich8600]

I love your videos! I’m creating a Pathfinder world and I’m using a lot of these as inspiration.

[@indianpotatofarmer6508]

Yes

[@VarangianGuard13]

Jeeze, even amongst fictional giant creatures, a triumvirate didn't wind up going well in the end.

[@jasonsantos3037]

Yeah kind of fascinated but the giant kings were they originally came

[@jonathanscott8994]

So your video series on Conan is awesome and that's gotten me interesting in actually reading it, so I'm curious if you have an order you would recommend someone read the wide array of works in the Conan universe?

[@Denkart]

If you're looking for the original Howard stories in the order they were published, the Del Rey series is well done. First book would be The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian.

[@billdavis2590]

Brilliant how you came up with the names, honestly.

[@GSC-zz8zt]

Excellent video! I have been blending Middle Earth into Hyborea and theorizing that the ancient giants were the Numenoreans (King's men) that settled Near Harad and became the Sea People - Phoenicians. Eru Illuvatar did grace them with longer life and larger size.

[@RedRobertify]

These guys have seriously gotta be one of the LEAST documented races in the whole Conan mythos. Their mystery is almost synonymous with them at this point. Its kinda nise of the game designers to give this little known, and often reviled, race a slightly more likeable light.

[@polasamierwahsh421]

Amazing

[@infernohellknight]

In the game did the giant kings brought the Set religion or did they adopt it? That is the one thing I have never understood.

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

The giant king gods are depicted in their statues. 4 armed possibly ancestor entities. It’s not that they adopted Set but a demon in the employ of Serpentmen did turn one of their leaders mad and into a loyal servant for their ambitions, so if your seeing genuine reference to the Giant Kings worshiping Set this was most likely the beginning of it.

[@kenju2268]

Out of curiosity, would Tyros constitute as a Giant King name or Lemurian name? It had to be one or the other right?

[@John-115]

Great work thanks!

[@iaminhere6022]

I was wondering what was up with those guys in Conan exiles

[@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHAA]

woo it's the big boys with big toys

[@joshjacob1530]

This is rather interesting all ima say and these titans are possibly ancestors in Minecraft.

[@Ocrilat]

Seeing this, the thing that struck me was that as far as a naming convention goes, Klael could also be looked as as Kla El. 'El' in ancient Semitic was the shortened form of Elohim meaning 'god', gods, lord, or strength/power/might. The word 'El' is also the name of a Canaanite god, a bearded god of creation. (it's what I remember from many moons ago when I was interested in stuff like this, so I apologize for any errors or misspellings). Anyway, the point is, Klael could also be Kla-El...so that could also be a title, not a personal name. So his title may have been 'The Lord Kla' or 'Kla servant of the Gods' 'Kla servant of the god El' or something like that.

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

Very good find! Thanks for bringing it to the table! I love these guys!

[@mrmalcolm]

Aliens right?

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

It does feel like a Yag Kosha situation yeah

[@tooslow4065]

Lem-UUUUUURRRR-ians. not lem-ooorrrr-ians. thats a 'U' in there, not an 'O'.

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

I’m from Texas and done care

[@tooslow4065]

@@GrimDarkHalfOff I'm from texas too. and i still know the difference.

[@Beansareamagicalfruit]

​@@tooslow4065But did you catch the not caring?

[@tooslow4065]

@@Beansareamagicalfruit yep. every state has dipshits in it. thats what happens when you live in the big cities.

[@StephenLawson]

Not a myth. Hundreds of giants found in mounds all over america. My grand dad has a skull the size of a five gallon bucket. Wish I could comment a picture.

[@esimpson2751]

Hey do you have any social media, if so, can you send me a picture of this skull? I've been researching these ancient giants Nephilum as their called and would love to get some evidence of remains

[@cjthebeesknees]

I’d like to see you provide evidence for your assertions.

[@glarnboudin4462]

Suuuuure he does.

[@i.r.3231]

Ever heard about the Paiute wars? They fought against a tribe of cannibal giants! (These aren't bedtime stories! This was real history!)