Conan the Barbarian: Battle of Shamla Pass - Fantasy Lore DOCUMENTARY

[@WizardsandWarriors]

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[@pyeitme508]

Meh

[@brokenbridge6316]

Yeah know why don't you start a channel that's dedicated to Sci-Fi battles. Because it's obvious that you Wizards and Warriors have stopped caring about doing Sci-Fi battles.

[@ОльгаБлагинина-ж5д]

I am very upset that I participated in the creation of illustrations for the video, but my name is not on the final list :(

[@richardthomas9497]

For future lore videos I recommend; Star Trek: The Dominion War BattleTech Naruto

[@Arander92]

Are y’all interested in making any videos about Halo lore? It’s got some great battles that would suit your videos

[@Sylus_Domanni]

It’s remarkable such a young author was able to write such riveting fantasy tales. Committed suicide at only 30 years of age, one can only imagine the amount of material he’d dish out later in life had circumstances been different. Such a loss. Great video K&Gs!

[@jonbaxter2254]

Damn, I had no idea. He will be remembered forever though

[@NathanCassidy721]

Having read the brief autobiography they made at the end of the collection of Solomon Kane books, Robert was showing an interest in the Western genre. The mere thought of what he could’ve come up with would have been insane.

[@davidkinsey8657]

Robert E Howard was a prolific writer of pulp fiction. Most of his works that were published in his lifetime appeared in magazines such as Weird Tales. He wrote epic fantasy, horror, westerns, historical fiction, contemporary adventure stories, and boxing stories. Besides Conan he created Solomon Kane, King Kull of Atlantis, Bran Mac Morn last king of the Picts, Cormac Mac Art and others.

[@BoltonForTheNorth]

Don't think this was written by Howard though. This is probably from the expanded comic universe

[@NathanCassidy721]

@@BoltonForTheNorth The story this video is about is called "The Black Colossus". One of the original short stories Howard wrote. Google is your friend here.

[@jonbaxter2254]

As someone totally new with the Conan world, I am impresed with how deep it all seems. I just thought it was Arnie swinging a sword around

[@irishwarlord100]

Buy the book "The coming of CONAN the Cimmerian"

[@NathanCassidy721]

As a fan of the books long before I saw the movie, it infuriates me how many people misunderstand why Conan is so popular. All because of a movie that is a complete bastardization of the character, although the movie itself is a lot smarter than people give it credit for.

[@NathanCassidy721]

@Lord Frieza As a fan of the Peter Jackson LOTR, I don't entirely disagree with the sentiment. My first problem is the movie is they did the character dirty and made everyone think that Conan as simpleton brute who puts all his points into STR. Especially when you compare it to the character in the book who was intelligent similar to that of a survivalist and learned how to speak and read multiple languages purely out of savage pragmatism. I just found the movie extremely disappointing and mediocre despite Arnold being perfectly cast in it and after hearing Midnight's Edge talk about it, I am willing to give it another shot. And my second problem is you can tell an interesting Conan movie based on the books as the lore is very deep and Howard kept a lot of notes on the history of the world you could draw from. Since they are short stories that you can justify adding some additional plot points to help add context to the greater narrative, a good example being the comic run of Queen of the Black Coast Dark Horse did. Conan has such vast potential and it's just frustrating that modern media just cannot figure out WHY it's has stood the test of time and just churn out trend-chaser products.

[@thegamingwolf5612]

Same here lol

[@thegamingwolf5612]

@@NathanCassidy721 did you like the conan game?

[@isaacofthales4303]

Please include the battles from "The Hour of the Dragon" in this series. Howard's only full-length Conan deserves a video like this

[@michaelthomas5433]

Wizards and Warriors Conan episodes is what is best in life.

[@NathanCassidy721]

You have no idea how happy you’ve made this long-time Conan fan. This video is a adaptation of the story “The Black Colossus”, which is definitely one of the classics. If you have not taken a deep dive into Conan, know this: the movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger is NOT what Conan is. An entertaining movie with deep philosophical undertones but Conan in literature is a lot smarter than that. How smart? Well, in the story “The Servants of Bit-Yakin” there is a sequence in which he translates an ancient scroll from a tomb and is able to decipher a meaning from it despite it being extinct. And he learns to do this purely on the chance it could save his life one day. Yes, he pretty literally became an amateur archeologist out of survivalist pragmatism. you can find a collection of his books everywhere that also include his personal essays on the Hyborian Age that he made as notes similar to the Silmarillion for Tolkien. The books are split up into The Coming of Conan, The Conquering Sword of Conan, and The Bloody Crown of Conan which include all the pulp stories of Conan along with essays and drafts. I also do recommend the comics of Conan, the Dark Horse run and the French comic Conan the Cimmerian are great adaptations of the work. Don’t bother with the movies, they don’t do any justice to the work.

[@andreasjames1956]

Dark Horse did such a good job with connecting the classic Conan stories

[@demetriosstratis321]

It's kind of wild seeing this channel cover Black Colossus!

[@leroytaffar8812]

I love Conan and have been a huge fan for 42 of my 50 years. I hope you guys keep making these documentaries spanning the battles fought by the Savage Sword of Conan the king!

[@DarthMatusHolocron]

More Conan is never bad!

[@jerrysassani8605]

Another one! I'm at a loss for words and one of my favorite moments in Conan lore was when Yasmela was told by Mitra or a someone hiding behind the statue of Mitra to find the first man she sees at night to save her kingdom! Thanks again Wizards and Warriors!!!

[@christopherwall2121]

My favorite is when Yasmela introduces Conan to her men, telling them that she's found a commander to lead her army, talking him up to the officers, pulling back the curtain and revealing Conan, hunched over the table and eating meat right off the bone like an animal. I can almost see the soldiers' faces when they realize their princess hired a barbarian to be their general.

[@sig206]

More Hyborian Age Battles!

[@blackop013]

One of Howard's best Conan stories. I love seeing some animation paired with it. Looking forward to the next addition to this series.

[@Krylov223]

The zombie camel at the end was a nice touch.

[@michaelsmyth3935]

My Father was a book seller. He serviced grocery stores, drug stores, pipe n cigar shops etc. Magazines and paperbacks. Had the entire Ace collection on the shelf, which then led to Lovecraft.

[@andreasjames1956]

Conan fanbase reporting for duty

[@balabanasireti]

Cringe

[@andreasjames1956]

@@balabanasireti booo

[@arandomgreekfrombactria6302]

@@balabanasireti "Take your plots to hell with you!" The Scarlet Citadel

[@ktheterkuceder6825]

Oh man Conan was the Geralt of his time.

[@tomurg]

Yeah I also saw those 2 characters as very similar.

[@christopherwall2121]

Conan, Elric, Drizz't, Geralt, seems every generation has a guy like that around.

[@gabrielcanejo187]

@@christopherwall2121 For Good reason

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

Good to see this!

[@ConanTheConquerer]

Your Conan content is great, please keep making it

[@jasonsantos3037]

Good you enjoyed it

[@dvd7826]

Hope they make a Conan series on Netflix😍😍😍😍

[@marctherrien2181]

I really love the videos on the lore of Conan. I never read any of it at all, but watching videos about it is almost like discovering new history.

[@andreasjames1956]

In an age long forgotten......

[@lexington476]

I love your Conan videos. Conan I've only seen the movies, I've never read any of the books or comics, and probably never will.

[@NicolasRomeroVilla]

This is one of the best Conan stories!

[@mrmaster9801]

Since I was a kid, I've read many stories about Conan, jealously keeping Howard's books in my library. I remember well this story and one of its foreshadowing moment, when Amalric says to Conan that he's wearing the battle armor of a Korajan general better than many kings, somehow hinting at his future.

[@byronkooper]

Oh hell yeah! Would love to see more CONAN!

[@idratherfeedturtles]

Conan ! 🤘😆🤘 Bring It ! ! Thank You 👍 👍

[@JebusCookies]

Cool lore, this is a series that should continue!

[@mrbuisnessdziffko5229]

your videos made me interested in conan, i cant wait for next chapter of this series.

[@NathanCassidy721]

As a Conan fan, there are omnibus books that are a collection of all the Conan short stories you can check out. The Coming of Conan is a good start but the Conquering Sword of Conan has some of the best ones. I also recommend Solomon Kane by the same author.

[@solaawodiya7360]

Really loved this. I hope to see an adaptation of this classic.

[@ramtin5152]

3:40 That tomb is so similar to the tomb of Cyrus the great

[@robbabcock_]

Great video! The works of R.E. Howard are immortal.

[@firstconsul7286]

This is making me really want to look into Conan. Before this series, all I knew was what I had read from a collection of short stories or something of the like, not any of the proper books or movies. I thought at the time that it seemed pretty cool, but not much more than that as I was falling down my napoleonic rabbit hole at the time.

[@FilmGuy7000]

I literally just read this story yesterday. Fantastic timing.

[@TheFirefist13]

Thank you for covering a battle from the Conan universe! Love it!

[@michaelwillis8966]

Did anyone else hear "coffee and gold" instead of Kothian gold. Had to replay that section half a dozen times and have closed captions on to clear it up, because my brain was all "well, coffee WOULD have been a highly valuable commodity back then...."

[@AmericanAurochs]

One of my favorite Conan stories! Well done and I can’t wait for the next one!

[@CGV_CTown23]

Love the application of your battle recreation prowess to this and other immortal lore. Cheers!

[@Bimpy96]

Really nice for you to cover Conan since it's a world i can never get enough of

[@Canadian_Zac]

Imagine how confused Conan would have been. Young woman in disguise brings you to the Palace, you think she's after some foreign barbarian sex, and then she turns and tells you youre in charge of the army now

[@muaz91]

More Conan please.

[@denniscleary7580]

Loving this channel 👍

[@shovellord1117]

I literally just read this story!!!

[@ryanjones6384]

The only thing missing from your Conan videos is not leading off with "LET ME TELL YOU OF THE DAYS OF HIGH ADVENTURE!"

[@1926PlovdivCity]

I enjoy this so much hands down my favourite series so far on this channel 👌🏻

[@gabrielw3570]

I’d love it if this channel went over the story of Howard’s lesser known “Marchers of Valhalla” or “Bran Mak Morn”

[@marcusblackwell2372]

Are there any good documentaries on how Conan was originally made, and what inspired it? I'm fascinated by it

[@galactica0433]

Check out the KZbinr 'Grim Dark (Half Off)'

[@NathanCassidy721]

There is a short biography of the author in the back of the book, "The Savage Tales of Soloman Kane". Don't know about any documentaries though.

[@marcusblackwell2372]

@@galactica0433 I have but I only saw lore videos

[@JohnnyElRed]

Documentaries, I don't know. I know of the movie "The Whole Wide World", that tells the story of the life of Robert E. Howard from his then girlfriend perspective, based on the biography she wrote. There are several scenes where he talks about the character. Otherwise, he had a lot of correspondence with other pulp writers of the age like Clark Ashton Smith or H.P. Lovecraft. And there are several books compiling those letters, and in some of those he speaks in detail of the thought process behind his creation of the character.

[@jasonsantos3037]

Man waiting for more Conan Battle story great job on this video about black colossus.

[@ericswain70]

I've been waiting for this and can not wait for the next one.

[@Kilen_BE]

Nice one, never got into the lore of Conan in strategic details, it’s interesting. Although less detailed and subtle than others fantasy series (lot older too, this explains that in some way), but it remains interesting. I really wish you continue the serie about warhammer fantasy lore though, that one is great, and as I play a lot of wh3 these days, it’s good content to have a video running in the background while I play. So hope you will do next episodes there soon. Thx, great job as always 😊

[@barbiquearea]

It saddens me to know that Robert E Howard committed suicide at 30 after creating this epic character and the stories that would be told about him.

[@Ghaztoir]

The gay rumors?

[@jonbaxter2254]

Poor guy had demons, but also a fantastic mind

[@honkeykong4049]

It was a real dirtbag move the way he did it. I feel horrible for his father tbh.

[@JohnnyElRed]

Great video. I always wanted to see the events of "The Black Colossus" depicted on something like this. And it was a great description of the battle. But the proportions of that map used for the Hyborian Age still seem weird to me. And why Brythunia and Nemedia are now part of Aquilonia? Anyway, for suggestions for future videos, I think you should give it a try at the Second Extrasolar War, from Killzone. Is a relatively short Sci-fi conflict, but is full of story details and political drama. Also, thinking about more popular franchises that could bring out more views, you could try your hand with the Fall of Camavor and the Ruination of Helia, from League of Legends. It's only a small battle, but is full of detail.

[@TetherAlert]

I got the black colossus story marvel magazine. Savage Sword #2 😀

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

I think that by this point in the series Aquilonia had annexed Nemedia and Brythunia. In “Beyond the Black River” the Aquilonians are fighting a war with the Picts and Conan talks about them having Nemedian auxiliaries and Brythunian archers. Ironically, the Cimmerians are no friends of Aquilonia, but in that story Conan is doing a sort of Beorn the Bear-style ‘I don’t like “X group of people” … but “Y group of people” I hate more!’ kinda thing.

[@JohnnyElRed]

@@stephenfitzgerald9769 I remember reading the essay Howard did of the Hyborian Age, and remember Nemedia being pointed out as one of the few nations they never managed to conquer. And the stories always mention mercenary armies, being brought out of every Hyborian nation near. I don't think that necessarily means Nemedia and Brythunia were under their control

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

@@JohnnyElRed wouldn’t surprise me if I was mistaken. I just started reading Howard’s work last year and I’m not as well acquainted with it as I am with some other settings. Though Aquilonia does become an expansionist power at some point, I believe. Correct me if I’m wrong.

[@JohnnyElRed]

@@stephenfitzgerald9769 Yeah, they do conquer a lot of their neighbouring countries like Zingara, and vasalize the rest. But in the time of Conan, I think they weren't even near their zeitgeist. In fact, with the mad king Numenides on the front, they were on a period of decline at that moment.

[@Kristallmetall]

Conan rocks!

[@CrimsonFlash7]

So excited for this. Thanks for covering the Conan lore!

[@norbnar7197]

This is really friggin cool. Hat's off to you guys.

[@metalmonkey0026]

Those who fought the battle in conans presence swear that they heard music and song coming from some unknown source. It supposedly went " HEEEEEE'S MOOOOOORE POWERFUL THAN ANY MAN! HIS LEGEND SPREADS ACROSS THE LAND AND SEAAAAAAAAAA!

[@LXEagle]

Supercool! I was looking forward to more Conan and this story is one of the best in my opinion. The last final battle between the wizard and the barbarian general would have been intresting to include with Yasmela ending up in Conan´s arms. Also the map has no Nemedia so where does the chronicler live? Very nice though. Nice art. Nice perspective on magic used on the battlefield, first smoke curtain then some kind of minefield/caltrops exploding gastrap. :) Nice!

[@gabrielcanejo187]

Really Glad Robert Howard's Conan is getting the attention it derseves!

[@Utardiaresident]

Yay more Conan!

[@MohawkPotatoSA]

Oh hey I literally just read this story for the first time this past week.

[@alexanderrahl7034]

I remember this story. It was a good one!

[@Sigmar_Heldenhammer]

You should do the sack of Venarium and Aquilonian occupation of Cimmaria which Conan participated in at age 15 or so.

[@bsmnt23]

Great work, love the channel and have always loved the Conan mythos; the animation needs a little work. At 4:56 the sabers the desert nomads are waving are held backwards, which is a bit awkward. The knucklebow follows the edge of the saber. No big deal, really, but it was a pretty glaring mistake.

[@Coldare]

Brilliant. More!

[@herewegoagain1140]

“The Lion banner sways and falls in the horror-haunted gloom; A scarlet Dragon rustles by, borne on winds of doom. In heaps the shining horsemen lie, where the thrusting lances break, And deep in the haunted mountains, the lost, black gods awake. Dead hands grope in the shadows, the stars turn pale with fright, For this is the Dragon's Hour, the triumph of Fear and Night.” The Hour of the Dragon

[@peatmoss4946]

THANK YOU....more beans please sir

[@_greenrunner_]

Robert Howard’s suicide was the biggest loss to fantasy literature. Imagine what he could have achieved if he had started writing western novels too

[@NathanCassidy721]

Hell, it was a great loss to literature, period. He wrote a lot of interesting characters in various genres that suck you in.

[@honkeykong4049]

It was a real dirtbag move the way he did it. I feel horrible for his father tbh.

[@llenny_uwu1398]

Excellent video as always! Might I suggest the Battle of Astarte from Legend of the Galactic Heroes? Its such an underrated series tbh, I hope you give it some thought.

[@mateuszslawinski1990]

So we have duel between wizard (lich) and warrior (barbarian) here. He he he...

[@majorianus8055]

I didnt know Conan the Barbarian is the epic! DANG!

[@davidec.4021]

WHATTT this is great

[@diadokhoi5722]

What is best in life?

[@WizardsandWarriors]

Making videos. :-)

[@dimble3]

CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES, SEE THEM DRIVEN BEFORE YOU, HEAR THE LAMENTATIONS OF THEIR WOMEN!

[@Stiann86]

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lementation of their women

[@dimble3]

@@WizardsandWarriors WRONG!

[@Mythical.History]

Living it

[@ianjankus8090]

By Crom! What a victory!

[@theawesomeman9821]

Will we ever get videos on the Stormlight Archive universe?

[@fredreindljr1996]

Do you think you'd be able to do Narnia or Dune?

[@mattgrandich3977]

I like how Conan is basically Bronze Age low fantasy but that there are examples of overt magic like the liche Natohk and the sorcerer at Makkalet.

[@animez9669]

Love the videos

[@TetherAlert]

Conan!!!!! I just hope you new conan fans don't go driving up the conan Comic Book prices.

[@hunterironside9969]

great video! where can i get that version of the Hyborian map?

[@The-Black-Death]

Hey would it be possible for you guys to feature the war between the ancient Giant Kings of Stygia and the invaders from the east(The Naacal/Khari) who conquered them after these invaders fled from proto-Khitai?

[@robertboyle2573]

Super stuff.

[@ktheterkuceder6825]

Conan vs Geralt in their prime and fully experienced. Who would win?

[@marcbartuschka6372]

Geralt, I think. He was not only highly trained (what could be said about Conan, too I guess), but also mutated and has his magic and potions. I mean most beasts in Concan seem to be tough and strong, but a Witcher has not just to fight the brute but also enemies who are swift as the wind. And in his long life he has fought enemies of all kind, so I think he would be able to defeat Concan - if he see a reason to do so, since Geralt was a man who fought most times what he saw as a good cause (different to that barbarian), and he was not merc for hire to kill humans.

[@volkfidde4269]

Depends who wrote the story. Plot armour > everything else

[@henrypontes1677]

yay Conan Lore

[@jacobhrberglarsen2554]

Do Videos on eragon 😀

[@เล่นเกมวางแผนไปเรื่อย]

Need more❤

[@milosstojakovic7586]

I do not see Nemedia on the map, i.e. it implies Aquilonia is covering eastern territory where Nemedia, Corinthia and Brythunia should be.

[@MultiRedskull]

Croooom. For the algorithm.

[@tonyjim8053]

More please

[@eduardmanecuta5350]

He wrote a lot in like 10 years. I can only imagine what would we have gotten if he lived another 40 years or so. What impact would the WW would have gotten on him I wonder?

[@fizzy6363]

Can you tell me in what program you are making that battles scenarios please?

[@ste886]

which stories are these from?

[@Charok1]

pretty map

[@bloodhaze101]

Total war: Hyborian Age would be AWESOME!!!!!!

[@declanjones8888]

I hope more videos on Conan are made.

[@WizardsandWarriors]

More on the way!

[@declanjones8888]

@@WizardsandWarriors Yay!

[@DustinBarlow8P]

Man me and that Princess have the same problem! I walked up to the first person I saw wondering the streets, as my Knight Commander as well! It was a Homeless Drunk named Duki Duki!... So yea he said he was to attack a Ghost Army bearing down on us, but ended up chasing some birds around a park, than losing his pants and taking a dump in front of the Police Station.... So ends the Tale of Duki Duki...

[@DustinBarlow8P]

The battle the followed was also an engagement that would live on forever. The Battle of Yasmela's Virginity! Conan fell upon the timid Princes with a ferocity born on Battle!, the screams of lust could be heard in all 4 corners of the Hyborian Continent!

[@empousa8680]

Bal sagoths music is the reason I am here

[@odenat3701]

The map at the start of the video is totally wrong, Nemedia and Bruthinia is shown as a part of Aquilonia. Also Ophir is smaller, the south Ophir belongs to Koth.

[@jbills1060]

hyboria.xoth.net/maps/chrysagon_hyboria.jpg

[@erketyrettile4734]

Does this have spoiler for the books?

[@jimhoward7624]

🔥🙏👏

[@kingofrome9983]

Will you ever do 40k or Horus Heresy videos

[@sarubet8725]

There are tons of them

[@kingofrome9983]

@@sarubet8725 not on this channel there’s bot

[@Himmyjewett]

@@kingofrome9983 go watch the other countless videos from creators

[@thekaiser3815]

Inspired by the battle of Thermopylae.

[@samwill7259]

Brb, making a bespoke website for my dark wizard cult