In the second part of the Saga of Black and Red, the Cimmerian leaves the sea to become a scout for Aquilonia, which brings him into conflict with his ancient enemies the Picts. His battles with them end up leading him back to the sea and eventually into partnership with a famed female adventurer.

Conan goes from a tribal leader in the east to the monarch of a southern kingdom to a return to the western seas and the life of a buccaneer

Conan goes from the captain of the guard to a desert chief, discovers a lost city and leads a band of outlaws against Turan 

Conan returns to the Hyborian world as a soldier of fortune, selling his sword to the highest bidder.  He becomes a general and a pirate, as well as meets the woman whose spirit will remain with him the rest of his life.

We tell the tsle of Conan as it appears in the Nemedian Chronicles as well as other legends attributed to the barbarian.  Part 1 deals with his birth, his early travels in the north and his time as a young thief in Zamora

Some quick bits of news regarding Rings of Power Season 2

We work out the Conan chronology by piecing it together in the order Howard wrote the stories and other material to see how things match up against the previous timeline and what needs to change and why.

In this episode we put together a chronology of the Conan stories based on their appearance in Weird Tales magazine in the 30s and see how it matches up with the Miller/Clark one that became the standard.

A discussion of the early work of Tolkien, how the Book of Lost Tales may have been a fantasy classic while Silmarillion needed 40 years before it got published, and a look at the new Fall of Numenor collection.

The marketing for the Rings of Power was wide ranging but did it get to the right audience and did it tell them what the show was really about?