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MICHALECOLE posted...

PO you forgot to switch to your other account

No, if it was me, I would have pointed out that he's only known as Conan "the Barbarian" because of the Marvel comics version of the character in the 70s and the movie version in the 80s.

Original Recipe Conan was usually referred to only as "Conan the Cimmerian" or "Conan of Cimmeria". And in spite of the fact that actual historical Cimmeria was somewhere in Russia, fantasy Cimmeria was supposed to be in ancient Ireland and Conan's people were basically supposed to be ancient Gaels mixed with the blood of Atlantis.

He was never really a "barbarian", per se. He didn't wander around topless (he usually wore full armor), or have trouble speaking (that was AHNOLD's fault - book Conan was actually pretty intelligent and well-spoken). By his 30s he was basically a general, and by his 40s he was a king. And he'd usually adapt to the culture of whatever nation he happened to be in at the time, not stubbornly cling to his own culture or act like a savage (even if "Savage Sword of Conan" was another of the Marvel comics in the 70s).

Conan as written in the original stories was more than cultured enough to be willing to shave, groom, and generally keep himself clean whenever he can. He might start to look a bit scruffy if he's been traveling through the wilderness for a while, but given the opportunity he'd clean himself up like any other civilized warrior.


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