The Giant Kings in Conan Lore (Study & Theory Crafting)

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  • @varto07
    @varto07 2 роки тому +35

    I have to say, watching Primal i was looking for a stone age setting and after some research i kept gravitating to Conan´s lore, it´s legends and distant past societies, extint races and civilizations.
    There´s so much lore about this that you could create a setting that takes place during the past age, with snake men slaving humans, giant kings and demons.

    • @JFDavis-lq1bp
      @JFDavis-lq1bp Рік тому +7

      Primal is based on Spear and Fang, by the same author as Conan.

  • @Crembaw
    @Crembaw 2 роки тому +82

    I wish the Ancient Aliens dudes got into Conan instead of belittling ancient cultures.

    • @andersschmich8600
      @andersschmich8600 5 місяців тому

      Oh my god this so much. They clearly have creativity, that could have easily been funneled into fiction writing or RPG worldbuilding.

  • @summersorceress
    @summersorceress 2 роки тому +41

    I'm so intrigued by the lore of these guys, can't get enough. Thanks for this!

    • @GrimDarkHalfOff
      @GrimDarkHalfOff  2 роки тому +3

      Thank you I just listened to you read the grey prince, loved it!

    • @summersorceress
      @summersorceress 2 роки тому +1

      @@GrimDarkHalfOff I'm so glad you like it, I was sick a few years ago and wrote plenty of poems about video game experiences during my recovery.
      I have about 200 more to upload🥰🤯

    • @summersorceress
      @summersorceress 2 роки тому +1

      @@clenjones5748 I'm a conan exiles fanatic so I'm def subbed. As for the cringe meetup, I'm Australian so that may not happen 😅

    • @GrimDarkHalfOff
      @GrimDarkHalfOff  2 роки тому

      @@clenjones5748 I know your trying to help but please stop for the love of god

  • @TheMinisterium
    @TheMinisterium 2 роки тому +21

    This channel is highly underappreciated.

  • @nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115
    @nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 2 роки тому +18

    Rober E Howard and Howard Phillips Lovecraft knew so many things

  • @santiagopeschiera1743
    @santiagopeschiera1743 2 роки тому +45

    I'm impressed by the articulation of these theories and the grasp of knowledge. I recently rediscovered Conan after giving Conan Exiles a try and am reading up on much of the lore and works by REH and so this is helpful and enlightening. I'm surprised content of this quality with such excellent narration, tone and pacing has not attracted more subscribers, but the scarcity of recent compelling and faithful source material adaptations tempers that surprise. I'd rather a poor adaptation to the screen not be made at all. REH and Conan deserve better. Regardless, I'm looking forward to learning from your other videos! 🗡️🐍

    • @GrimDarkHalfOff
      @GrimDarkHalfOff  2 роки тому +6

      Thank you very much!

    • @xornxenophon3652
      @xornxenophon3652 2 роки тому +3

      Well, REH and Conan were kept alive by that one film "Conan the Barbarian" from the 1980s, so I guess that even a bad adaption of the stuff is better than no coverage at all.

  • @pootisengage6672
    @pootisengage6672 2 роки тому +6

    Damn! Cant stop binging your content. Nice work

  • @DCJMS
    @DCJMS 2 роки тому +4

    it took a second watch for me to remember the Kasatha from Pathfinder's Numeria

  • @PenumbranWolf
    @PenumbranWolf 2 роки тому +15

    I like the idea of Conan Giants being Nephilim.

    • @davidwalker8195
      @davidwalker8195 2 роки тому +5

      Doing a deep dive into this concept right now. Some interesting connections between the lore and biblical/academic lore.

  • @occupationallystrong1606
    @occupationallystrong1606 2 роки тому +18

    If going the semetic route, nephelim as a tribal group/ city/ faction would be a fun twist. Combining a Germanic and Indo-European influence could help too. It combines the two language families.
    Obviously, we have come much farther in linguistics than Howard was familiar with and is a fun twist. I love it.

  • @firestar29
    @firestar29 2 роки тому +5

    Amazing compilation and theorycrafting. I've only recently started playing Conan Exiles, and whenever I'm invested in IP, I start digging into the lore. Conan Exiles Wikia is really lacking in this department. I was not disappointed with your video!

    • @Xilivian
      @Xilivian 2 роки тому +2

      Definitely agreed. There seems to be a mostly nonexistent lore following to the game, and that's sad. You can definitely tell when going through all lore tablets in the game and talking to the NPC's that they definitely tried their very best to respect the Conan lore while doing a good job to build on it

  • @Ninety-Nine__
    @Ninety-Nine__ 2 роки тому +9

    Great video, i'm happy your channel is growing.

  • @JO-zu3mz
    @JO-zu3mz 2 роки тому +11

    Your lore coverage is awesome! It makes the game feel more subversive, and I prefer building, etc more than trying to figure it all out lol. I hope you get tons more recognition in the near future :)

    • @GrimDarkHalfOff
      @GrimDarkHalfOff  2 роки тому +3

      Thank you! The Gods of Conan video is taking longer than I expected, but I hope I can finally get it done soon

  • @boarbark
    @boarbark 2 роки тому +8

    love your lore videos, please keep at it

  • @flexingpotato1091
    @flexingpotato1091 2 роки тому +9

    Another great video

  • @jonathanscott8994
    @jonathanscott8994 2 роки тому +4

    So your video series on Conan is awesome and that's gotten me interesting in actually reading it, so I'm curious if you have an order you would recommend someone read the wide array of works in the Conan universe?

    • @Denkart
      @Denkart 2 роки тому +2

      If you're looking for the original Howard stories in the order they were published, the Del Rey series is well done. First book would be The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian.

  • @andersschmich8600
    @andersschmich8600 2 роки тому +1

    I love your videos! I’m creating a Pathfinder world and I’m using a lot of these as inspiration.

  • @kenju2268
    @kenju2268 Рік тому +3

    Out of curiosity, would Tyros constitute as a Giant King name or Lemurian name? It had to be one or the other right?

  • @billdavis2590
    @billdavis2590 Рік тому

    Brilliant how you came up with the names, honestly.

  • @wolfsbanealphas617
    @wolfsbanealphas617 2 роки тому +11

    This reminds of fallen angels

  • @VarangianGuard13
    @VarangianGuard13 Рік тому +2

    Jeeze, even amongst fictional giant creatures, a triumvirate didn't wind up going well in the end.

  • @indianpotatofarmer6508
    @indianpotatofarmer6508 2 роки тому +5

    Yes

  • @FunkiestWorm
    @FunkiestWorm 2 місяці тому

    It was interesting to hear about the crown of the giant kings in the story "god in the bowl" I'm still not sure if there was a giant king in the bowl or just a snake but the crown shouldn't even be in there considering we use it in the exiled lands to escape... Giant kings are a pretty cool race though

  • @jasonsantos3037
    @jasonsantos3037 2 роки тому +7

    Yeah kind of fascinated but the giant kings were they originally came

  • @GSC-zz8zt
    @GSC-zz8zt Рік тому

    Excellent video! I have been blending Middle Earth into Hyborea and theorizing that the ancient giants were the Numenoreans (King's men) that settled Near Harad and became the Sea People - Phoenicians. Eru Illuvatar did grace them with longer life and larger size.

  • @RedRobertify
    @RedRobertify 2 роки тому +3

    These guys have seriously gotta be one of the LEAST documented races in the whole Conan mythos. Their mystery is almost synonymous with them at this point. Its kinda nise of the game designers to give this little known, and often reviled, race a slightly more likeable light.

  • @iaminhere6022
    @iaminhere6022 Рік тому +1

    I was wondering what was up with those guys in Conan exiles

  • @Ocrilat
    @Ocrilat Рік тому

    Seeing this, the thing that struck me was that as far as a naming convention goes, Klael could also be looked as as Kla El. 'El' in ancient Semitic was the shortened form of Elohim meaning 'god', gods, lord, or strength/power/might. The word 'El' is also the name of a Canaanite god, a bearded god of creation. (it's what I remember from many moons ago when I was interested in stuff like this, so I apologize for any errors or misspellings).
    Anyway, the point is, Klael could also be Kla-El...so that could also be a title, not a personal name. So his title may have been 'The Lord Kla' or 'Kla servant of the Gods' 'Kla servant of the god El' or something like that.

    • @GrimDarkHalfOff
      @GrimDarkHalfOff  Рік тому

      Very good find! Thanks for bringing it to the table! I love these guys!

  • @John-115
    @John-115 Рік тому

    Great work thanks!

  • @polasamierwahsh421
    @polasamierwahsh421 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing

  • @joshjacob1530
    @joshjacob1530 Рік тому

    This is rather interesting all ima say and these titans are possibly ancestors in Minecraft.

  • @Mad_Tongues
    @Mad_Tongues 2 роки тому +1

    woo it's the big boys with big toys

  • @mrmalcolm
    @mrmalcolm 2 роки тому +5

    Aliens right?

    • @GrimDarkHalfOff
      @GrimDarkHalfOff  2 роки тому +5

      It does feel like a Yag Kosha situation yeah

  • @tooslow4065
    @tooslow4065 2 роки тому

    Lem-UUUUUURRRR-ians. not lem-ooorrrr-ians. thats a 'U' in there, not an 'O'.

    • @GrimDarkHalfOff
      @GrimDarkHalfOff  2 роки тому +1

      I’m from Texas and done care

    • @tooslow4065
      @tooslow4065 2 роки тому

      @@GrimDarkHalfOff I'm from texas too. and i still know the difference.

    • @Beansareamagicalfruit
      @Beansareamagicalfruit Рік тому

      ​@@tooslow4065But did you catch the not caring?

    • @tooslow4065
      @tooslow4065 Рік тому

      @@Beansareamagicalfruit yep. every state has dipshits in it. thats what happens when you live in the big cities.

  • @StephenLawson
    @StephenLawson 2 роки тому +8

    Not a myth. Hundreds of giants found in mounds all over america. My grand dad has a skull the size of a five gallon bucket. Wish I could comment a picture.

    • @esimpson2751
      @esimpson2751 Рік тому +3

      Hey do you have any social media, if so, can you send me a picture of this skull? I've been researching these ancient giants Nephilum as their called and would love to get some evidence of remains

    • @cjthebeesknees
      @cjthebeesknees Рік тому +3

      I’d like to see you provide evidence for your assertions.

    • @glarnboudin4462
      @glarnboudin4462 Рік тому +5

      Suuuuure he does.

    • @i.r.3231
      @i.r.3231 9 місяців тому

      Ever heard about the Paiute wars? They fought against a tribe of cannibal giants! (These aren't bedtime stories! This was real history!)