Conan the Barbarian: Siege of Makkalet - Fantasy Lore DOCUMENTARY

[@WizardsandWarriors]

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[@pyeitme508]

Mey

[@darklordmalthric3633]

When will the Exosquad video be released?

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@darklordmalthric3633---I loved Exosquad back in the day. I was so sorry about how it ended though.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Okay I do enjoy hearing about Conan and Red Sonya. And although I will be looking forward to more video's on them. I am looking forward to your next Sci-Fi video even more. Because you are supposed to make them not just fantasy video's.

[@darklordmalthric3633]

@@brokenbridge6316 wanna check a svtfoe fanfic I wrote

[@odenat3701]

You forgot to include how Conan wounded the face of Yezdigerd, that was why he hated Conan for years. Anyway, a good start of Hyborian history, i hope we'll see other great campaigns like Argos invading Stygia, Aquilonia invading Pict lands over black river and how Conan conquered Aquilonian throne.

[@readingking1421]

Oh yes, I'll second the Aquilonia vs Picts, Beyond the Black River is one of my favorite Conan stories.

[@GeldtheGelded]

Yezdigerd sounds awfully similar to Yazdegerd

[@odenat3701]

@@GeldtheGelded this is normal as Turan is created similarly to Turkish/persian culture so many Turanian names at the conan comics are turkish or persian.

[@andreasjames1956]

Don't forget Black Colossus!

[@johntaylor7029]

It's always surprising how much lore and story exist in the Conan universe, always fun. Excited to see more.

[@ac_pejk3113]

I never knew that Conan had this deep lore

[@murmillo42]

Honestly I'm surprised that y'all are actually covering a Conan story and it makes me so happy. Robert Howard is on of the most underrated writers now a days.

[@MetalGamer666]

The video isn't based on any story Howard wrote, though. This is from Marvel, including the loins cloths and chainmail bikinis when fighting a battle...

[@blackop013]

Having read all of Robert E Howard's original Conan short stories, I'm hopeful this series leads others to as well and that us fans have a Conan Renaissance someday.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Surprised that no streaming service has tried to adapt this.

[@Heisen2420]

@@theawesomeman9821 Personally, I don't want that because then it'll be in the hands of god-awful woke writers, who think social justice and anti-conversive should be first then an actually good story.

[@Jetwolf]

@@theawesomeman9821 yes and not without them trying. It is like every time there's an announcement, years later they're still grinding away on the wheel of pain.

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@Jetwolf I would hire the Game of Thrones production team for a Canon adaptation

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@Heisen2420 depends on who's showrunning it. I would get Beniof and Weis to show run Canon.

[@andersschmich8600]

Robert E Howard was a much more skilled writer than a lot of people give him credit for, its interesting that the line 'between when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas", could loosely be interpreted as the period of earth's own prehistory between when the sea levels rose following the end of the LGM, and the rise of proto-Indo European speakers on the pontic steppe.

[@alejandrosakai1744]

Too bad he died but the world that he created is been in developing by others!

[@gabrielcanejo187]

He was by Far one of the best of the Genre and a Greater Writer in general

[@arjusarauis9901]

Aye, sucks how the author commits suicide but at least he provided something for the world to enjoy.

[@jerrysassani8605]

By Crom!!!! I never thought you'd make an episode in the Hyborian age! I cannot wait until you cover the two big battles from The Hour of The Dragon! Thank you for this episode!

[@johnwhiteX]

I am freaking out, I never even considered you guys would do a Conan video but I’m so here for it! So much lore in the Conan world to explore

[@gnb_2476]

Bless Crom that the world of Conan is on Wizards and Warriors. Thank you guys. I've been recently reading the original works what great timing.

[@Fordo007]

As someone who has only seen the two Arnold movies and the Red Sonja movie.. really like this lore and stuff. Very Bronze Age and Middle-Eastern inspired stuff. Also WOW the artwork for Red Sonja here. What a perfect ratio of sexiness and power. Look forward to learning more about all this lore

[@DarthMatusHolocron]

Man, you should read the stories. Legit. They are truly fantastic. Conan needs to get more love. I do lore on my channel, and I've been getting some great Conan lore channels on my feed lately. I should add to the mix lol. Anyway, check out Grimdark Half Off, best Conan Lore channel I've found so far. Dude goes in

[@NillyTheKid]

@@DarthMatusHolocron what stories would you recommend reading? The original Robert E Howard stuff, are the marvel comics any good?

[@DarthMatusHolocron]

@@NillyTheKid the original Robert E Howard stuff. You can buy The Complete Collection of his stories. I recommend Queen of the Black Coast and Tower of the Elephant as the starting point. They are not in order, but they are in my opinion the best ones, which will hopefully make you fall in love with the setting like I did haha Marvels stuff is alright but generally not considered canon. Check out Grimdark Half Off he does a good job of melding the Marvel stuff into OG Howard lore

[@nikoladedic6623]

2 Arnold ones?

[@DarthMatusHolocron]

@@nikoladedic6623 both great movies if you ask me lol

[@ianjankus8090]

This is a FANTASTIC idea. There is so much Conan lore that is just waiting to be explored. Love it.

[@bohdanhovorun3078]

This is, probably, the first fantasy universe I have ever explored. Damn, this brings a lot of nostalgia. Thank you!!!

[@KnightofRome01]

By Mitra and Crom... I am a simple man, I see a Conan video, and I upvote.

[@9148H2]

One of my favorite Robert E Howard quotes is "The more I see of what you call civilization, the more highly I think of what you call savagery."

[@DearSfreak]

Honestly I'm just happy to see some good, listenable conan lore. It's a series I've been a been put off for a point to start. Something like this that's listenable is much appreciated.

[@dominikbradvica9406]

So this is who the "Emperor of Man" was when he was young,so fascinating. Frankliny i dint expect you to start "Sword&Sorcery" genre so soon on this channel,but this is great.

[@Himmyjewett]

The fact people still believe that is dumb

[@luc-zq7ku]

@@Himmyjewett the fact that some people can't take a joke is even worse

[@TheShogunate]

Glad to see you do a Conan Story!!

[@BoarLord]

The Hyborian Age is such a good world for this series because Howard's stories always read like historical fiction. A lot of good material for documentaries.

[@JohnnyElRed]

Right? In fact, I remember that while reading the final battle in "The Scarlet Citadel", I thought: "Man, this feels like the narration of a K&G video".

[@julietfischer5056]

He started writing these sorts of stories because historical fiction was limited by pesky reality.

[@-VOR]

If you like that kind of narrative, no one does it better than Steven Erickson in his Malazan Book of the Fallen series. He's an archaeologist, anthropologist , poet and author. And if you like the Barbarian archetype, you'll love Karsa Orlong in the series. Introduced in book 2.

[@marctherrien2181]

I am not at all familiar with the lore of Conan, but this gives me the envy to read it. Please continue covering this fantasy lore and others. I watch each and every one of your videos.

[@soupncsoupy]

MORE OF THIS PLEASE. Conan the Barbarian and Elric of Melnibone too!

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

Conan is the OG of fantasy icons.

[@-VOR]

Fun fact, H.P Lovecraft was the first person to edit and proofread the first 2 conan stories.

[@randomrhino7500]

Fun fact hp lovecraft is A ultra racist that the KKK don’t want to associate with Maybe because he’s insane man?

[@thedoruk6324]

Conan is severely underrated

[@-VOR]

Karsa Orlong and the Malazan Book of the Fallen series is sadly even more underrated. If you like conan, you'd love Karsa in the series. He comes into the picture in book 2.

[@boobah5643]

I don't think Conan is underrated. It's old, though, and the adaptations are relatively obscure, Schwarzenegger movies notwithstanding, and often take liberties with the source material. Look at almost any of the big names in sword & sorcery and they'll happily refer you to Howard, and these days Conan gets press because of his connection to the Cthulu Mythos, too. And as for modern adaptations, you'd think that having the stories in the public domain would be a good thing: no need to pay any royalties to or get permission from the creator! But the problem is that as IP obsessed as Hollywood is, there's security in knowing you have the rights locked down, especially when it comes to derivative projects. _Especially_ if you're faithful to the original material, there's the obvious defense somebody copying you is really and truly - we swear! - copying the originals.

[@-VOR]

@@boobah5643 absolutely agree! I took "underrated" as him saying it's a shame that canon doesn't get there recognition as it deserves nowadays?

[@wulfgrind9044]

Finally, the world of Conan makes an appearance on this channel. Loved it! More please.

[@Prophet-of-the-Unknown-Lord]

I've recently started learning more about Conan and the Hyborian Age. Great timing!

[@alexanderrahl7034]

I love Conan, We need a resurgence in its popularity

[@Vandelberger]

I just started listening to Grimdarks channel about the Gods of Conan.. brilliant content.

[@patrickrpedrus747]

"Conan! What's best in life?" "To Crush your enemies, see them flee before you and hear the lamentation of the women."

[@valdoalmeida6866]

Can't wait for the next video. The invasion of Khoraja by Thugra Khotan was always one of my favourites, as was the comics Conan the Barbarian n54.

[@ConanTheConquerer]

Ah finally, the perfect KZbin channel. Conan lore is top tier

[@ericswain70]

Stoked for the rest of this series by Crom. Never thought I would see this day.

[@dominicgosselin4611]

As much as I love the Middle-earth’s Lore, I’m quite happy to see a new series about a new universe.

[@patrickcurrie7440]

I've read everything...to my knowledge... in Conan. This video is truly a treasure to behold. Thank you! Thank you for bringing Howard's vision to strategic life. Please, if you could humble they faithful servant, do a video on Conans first major battle, the battle of Venarium.

[@kantez6996]

Conan's adventures and way for the throne is very fitting here! I was hoping for this since this channel started and im not dissapointed:D

[@johngordon3169]

I was excited to see that you covered Conan, its an amazing job. Having said that, I was hoping you would have done an orginal story by REH, since without them, there would be no Conan. Maybe in the future you could do the story of the Hyborian Age. Keep it up guys, can't wait to see more!!

[@MetalGamer666]

I agree. I'm not really a fan of the naked Conan and chainmail bikini Sonja that Marvel came up with. The original stories were pretty grounded and serious compared to the Marvel comics from the 70s/80s.

[@chellybub]

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of the women! Conan the musical was great, praise Crom!

[@littlejimmy5370]

I've been waiting for something like this since I was kid. Thank you so much , it is greatly appreciated. Your work is epic. Can't wait for more.

[@chriskoukakis2285]

R.E.H at last!!!! thank you for covering Conan,didnt expect that tbh!(hope to see Solomone Kane as well)

[@qui_X]

I dont recall red sonja actuallu being in the books. She is just a comic creation no?

[@JohnnyElRed]

@@qui_X Yeah, the story they talk about in this video is exclusively from the comics.

[@smokytopboomboom]

This video pleases Mitra. Also, Sonja riding up, killing a buncha dudes and tricking Conan before riding off with her treasure. Absolute Queen 👑

[@yollotl999]

By Crom! Never thought that we would see the hyborian age on this channel, this is amazing.

[@18Krieger]

The Conan Universe is so interesting, excited to see more!

[@Heisen2420]

Fun Fact: The Animated series Primal by Genndy Tartakovsky was inspired by this fantasy series.

[@gabedecartago905]

This is the video I didn’t know I need

[@raimobin45]

I am really happy about the content of this second channel. I know it is fantasy and scifi for movies, tv shows but hopefully, your great creative team can eventually produce content on Games like Dark Souls, Dragon Age, Mass Effect and even some anime like Code Geass and Attack on Titan. Conan is phenomenal and if you can cover the superb Robert E Howard's version of Conan stories, it will lead to surely a new revival. With that being said, keep up the good work and continue making these awesome videos. I particularly enjoyed all the LOTR ones, hats off to you!

[@jdlr369]

I love Conan stories, cool to see your doing his battles!

[@turbonerd6552]

I'm so looking forward to this series. Love the books and the films.

[@johnrosearcher843]

It's awesome seeing Robert E. Howard's Hyborian Age finally getting some of the recognition it deserves.

[@readingking1421]

Well! I wasn't expecting a Conan video anytime soon and I am quite happy to be surprised by it. Lovely work you've done on it.

[@denniscleary7580]

Grew up with the Arnold movies, always wanted to know more about the lore of those movies. Thanks Wizards

[@shadowapple8890]

I don't know why, but the crisp official narration saying 'promises of pleasure' so seriously makes me chuckle.

[@Jetwolf]

This has made my day, by Crom & Mitra, thanks very much.

[@alejandrosakai1744]

Since I was a teenager, I'm a fan of Conan the Barbarian! But I love the 2011 version! I hope that the Battle of Makkalet should be covered in a series or a film!

[@jimhoward7624]

Oh gods, my Dreamlands excursions and demonic sacrifices have finally been answered 🤯👏🙌 thank you for this y'all.

[@jimhoward7624]

Are y'all going to stay exclusively in Marvel canon?

[@OzymandiasJeeff]

Very excited for this series!

[@DeRegelaar]

Wow. More of this, this was great. Thx

[@Potlunge]

Almighty Algorythm! please favor this series about Conans World!

[@MightOfChrist]

Didn't expect that. It was a very pleasant surprise though. You guys should definitely do Warcraft.

[@ledzep215]

I'd been meaning to look into Conan's lore. This was a nice surprise :3

[@swiftmatic]

I grew up reading REH's Conan , Bran Mak Morn and Solomon Kane , as well as Karl Edward Wagner's tales of another Kane. That being said, I had always wondered why Conan and Yezdigerd had such hard-on for each other. This video cleared that up for me. Thanks and keep em coming

[@mooseworks_soldiers]

I'm so glad you guys added this channel!

[@JohnnyElRed]

"Suddenly, all mood of pomp and triumph is gone. With a strangled cry -- his face purple with rage, his glory turned all at once to tinsel and dust -- Yezdigerd lurches unsteadily to his feet, even as the pungent scent of the herbs and preservative spices fills the air. For, the Shadow of the Vulture, shall fall never again upon the tauting walls of Makkalet. And all at the somber warcamp out of Turan, recalls the much-touted, oft-quoted words of Mikhal Oglu concerning a certain black-mained barbarian: *If I bring you not his head... I leave him lead to send you mine!* " -"The Shadow of the Vulture", Epilogue.

[@noobhero78]

good shit were can i read more pls?

[@frankie3010]

Isn't that from the story of Shadow of the Vulture, a recollection of real life Siege of Vienna?

[@JohnnyElRed]

@@noobhero78 This is from the same story the video is narrating. The numbers of Conan the Barbarian original Marvel series from 19 to 26, if I remember correctly. But this part in specific was based on an historical fiction short story by Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan, titled the same.

[@JohnnyElRed]

@@frankie3010 Yes, but parts of that story were adapted into the one the video is narrating. So I pulled this quote from the comics.

[@albertgreene313]

Thanks for doing this series! I’ve wanted to watch you guys do this for a while now.

[@richardgrimes4592]

Awesome that you're covering the sword slinging cimmerian.

[@YeeeeGreg]

Great video! I haven’t learned much about Conan the Barbarian, but this made me very interested in it!

[@condamnentking4919]

Well, I know what I'm watching again tonight. Thanks Wizards and Warriors.

[@Mind_Crimes]

18:49 Aha there's that pesky Calendar Stone adorning Bey's cuirass.

[@619soysauce]

There's so much lore to conan and I can't wait to see what else you cover in the setting

[@AmericanAurochs]

Oh Heck Yes!!!!! I was hoping you would one day cover Howard’s Hyborian age!!!

[@Sigmar_Heldenhammer]

Hell to the frickin yes, Conan and Kull seem to be experiencing a bit of a resurgence.

[@lerneanlion]

I heard of this series before but never really dive deep into it. So I would like to see how awesome this series is. After all, Marvel decided to buy it to publish the series as comic books.

[@cegesh1459]

One thing: Red sonya did not where a chainmail bikini regularly. The only time she did, was because she was captured and forced to were one. It's the same as it was for princess Leia from Star Wars.

[@sike2399]

Doesn't matter. It's a fixed feature now that makes her instantly recognizable even to people who only have a passing familiarity with the sword & sorcery genre. Put her in any other costume and she's just some random redhead. Put her in a chain mail bikini and she's Red Sonya.

[@Liberater4589]

technically conan is in the cthulu mythos since Robert Howard directly connected several of his mythos stories to the same hyperborean setting, lovecraft directly referenced hyperborea and a hyperborean age as well as several characters within and vice versa with the snake people called the worms of the earth are the race of yig, and of course with the two writers being friends (or at least closely worked together and shared ideas) there are many other references and little tidbits from the cthulu mythos sprinkled in the conan series

[@Eduardo_Ventura]

Would be far better if you guys did from the REAL Conan from Robert E. Howard. The Hour of The Dragon would be a good series, or you could cover some part of his life, thief, mercenary, pirate... This Marvel adaptations from the 80s are not close to real Howardian stuff.

[@Goon.29]

Agreed. Marvel really watered down Conan.

[@Stiann86]

Yes! I have been looking forward to some videos about Conan the Barbarian.

[@robbabcock_]

Awesome! The works of Robert E. Howard provide much fodder for this channel! ⚔☠🏹

[@JcLazy1]

Yesss Its like Christmas. I literally asked for this two weeks ago.

[@pablopablo3834]

I knew nothing of Conan until now and I think it could make a cool game like Witcher.

[@bombyouup62]

This kinda funny because i was listening to Conan Lore this week.

[@andreasjames1956]

OMG YES!!! More Conan content please!!!!!

[@thiagosmarques]

Great video! Many thanks for it!

[@majestic8054]

I was caught off guard when I saw this video dropped, I didn't expect him to do Conan the Barbarian lore, but I'm excited to learn about this lore universe, because I don't know anything about this universe.

[@AaronM909]

I'm loving this new series keep up the Great work @Wizards and Warriors

[@dominickdambrosio783]

More Conan Please.

[@parttimehero8640]

Nice I started reading the Conan collection a few weeks ago

[@jasonsantos3037]

I've been waiting you guys do Canon the barbarian

[@mattgrandich3977]

Wow I really like the artwork used here for the Conan video. Really looking forward to more. Just looking at the comments here it’s clear that the Conan universe needs more attention.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

Conan?! A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one!

[@The_Cosmic_Navigator]

Loved it. I dunno how this flew under my radar for a month.

[@54032Zepol]

Conan the barbarian!! Love me some sword and sorcery tales

[@thewalrus101123]

OMG this video alone has gotten me to like and subscribe. Keep making more Conan stuff like this please!!!

[@Nanosuit37]

Very good. Thank you.

[@darkranger116]

Absolutely amazing

[@robertboyle2573]

Superb stuff.

[@vg4917]

Its super cool I just feel from reading the novels, Conan is like a one man army so kings and generals vids of their battles tactically might be less? or more? interesting than an actual battle involving normally deeper tactics and yes i know this wasnt always the case... love the conan novels maybe time for a re-read...

[@alarsonious2071]

This makes me smile.

[@JP6580]

YES! MORE CONAN LORE PLEASE

[@timpowers6406]

Oh hell yes!!!! Conan for ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

You have earned my attention

[@jasonsantos3037]

Glad you enjoyed this video

[@magnusnilsson1962]

Another great summary and presentation! 👍

[@Blake_Stone]

There's an amazing reveal in this story (written by Roy Thomas with awesome art from Barry Smith, John Buscema et al in the early 70s) where you finally meet the divine being "the living Tarim", only to discover that he's a product of generations of inbreeding intended to keep the bloodline pure, bent over with hereditary diseases and incapable of any communication beyond drooling all over himself. After the raid Yezdigerd parades his propped-up body in a triumph and the people rejoice the return of the perfect living vessel of a god - the corpse of a crippled imbecile. Really nailed the thesis of Conan, which is that civilisation is an ugly farce and the only person with any sense in this world is the wine-swilling, womanising sellsword who rightly doesn't give a toss about any of it.

[@robertboyle2573]

You know your stuff.