“Nos es gauisus quoniam nos es securusâ€Â
oachambers on May 24, 2007
One of my all-time favorite writers is Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan. If all you know is the Conan of the movies, then you’re doing yourself a disservice. Howard’s writing is filled with primal and lyric imagery, having more in common with Jack London than Robert Jordan. Also, he wrote of more than one larger-than-life hero; Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, King Kull of Atlantis, Steve Costigan, to list a few.
Anyway, back to Conan. Frequently, at the end of one story, Conan has wealth, power, and the girl. Then in the next yarn, Conan has spent all the money, his company of mercenaries has been slaughtered, and the girl has long-since deserted him. Life is transience, it is joyous and grim. Robert E. Howard’s suicide note contained the following verse:
“All fledâ€â€all done, so lift me on the pyre;
The feast is over, and the lamps expire.â€Â
-Jordan
katyas at 4:52PM, Feb. 29, 2008
The people are happy because they are safe - and they better BE happy, or those grim-faced soldiers facing IN TOWARD THE PEOPLE might do something about it, eh?? (this insight brought about with OUT looking ahead!)