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Only in the province of Gunderland, where the people keep no slaves, is the pure Hyborian stock found unblemished. But the barbarians kept their bloodstream pure; the Cimmerians are tall and powerful, with dark hair and blue or grey eyes. —“The Hyborian Age – Conan’s World” by Robert E. Howard

Only in the province of Gunderland, where the people keep no slaves, is the pure Hyborian stock found unblemished. But the barbarians kept their bloodstream pure; the Cimmerians are tall and powerful, with dark hair and blue or grey eyes. —“The Hyborian Age – Conan’s World” by Robert E. Howard

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Reminds me of a Guardian article I read recently (I am fortunately immune to AIDS and cancer and can stroll through its pages for a good old laugh if I want to) and they had this to say -

"Similarly, Robert E Howard’s Conan is a “white American hero: self-sufficient and independent, strong, honest and moral, abiding by his own code of honour”, writes Melbourne-based academic Helen Young in her 2015 book Race and Popular Fantasy Literature. “His ‘dual identity of being a savage, but being white’ makes him naturally suited to lead the softer, more decadent and corrupted peoples of the south."

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/nov/03/racism-fantasy-fiction-role-playing-games "