What is Conan the Barbarian based on?

What is Conan the Barbarian based on?

Conan is a Cimmerian. The writings of Robert E. Howard (particularly his essay "The Hyborian Age") suggests that his Cimmerians are based on the Celts or perhaps the historic Cimmerians. Conan was born on a battlefield and is the son of a village blacksmith.

Is Conan the Barbarian human?

Conan is a Cimmerian, a barbarian of the far north; he was born on a battlefield and is the son of the village blacksmith Corin. During the battle in Cimmeria, his mother Greshan was fatally wounded by an enemy while attempting to save Corin.

Was Conan the Barbarian a flop?

Conan the Barbarian The reboot cost north of $70 million to make but is off to a poor start, grossing only $16.6 million domestically in its first 10 days, and $5.5 million in its initial foreign run. The film was fully financed by NuImage/Millennium, and is being distributed by Lionsgate.

Who is Conan the Barbarian girlfriend?

Valeria Valeria had a major role in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian, where she was played by Sandahl Bergman, although the character portrayed in the film differed from Howard's character, having a romantic relationship with Conan and borrowing characteristics from Bêlit, another character by Howard.

How much did Arnold Schwarzenegger get paid for Conan the Barbarian?

Schwarzenegger was paid $250,000 and placed on retainer; the terms of the contract restricted him from starring in other sword-and-sorcery films. Schwarzenegger said Conan was his biggest opportunity to establish himself in the entertainment industry.

What God does Conan worship?

Crom Crom /ˈkrɒm/ is a deity in Robert E. Howard's fantasy tales of the Hyborian Age. He is acknowledged as the chief god by the lead character Conan, and his proto-Celtic Cimmerian people.

How much money did the movie Conan the Barbarian make?

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$38,264,085	Details
International Box Office	$40,850,000	Details
Worldwide Box Office	$79,114,085
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Where was the new Conan the Barbarian filmed?

Bulgaria Marcus Nispel's remake of Schwarzenegger fantasy classic Conan the Barbarian has filmed across Bulgaria. Namibia and Croatia were both considered as filming locations for a few scenes, but practicality meant that Bulgaria ended up hosting the full shoot.

Did Arnold wear a wig in Conan?

He didn't want any of Conan's enemies to be smaller than he was, which was no small feat. Schwarzenegger is 6 feet, 2 inches tall. That is really Schwarzenegger's hair. All this time, I thought it was a wig.

Where does the story of Conan the Barbarian take place?

• The various stories of Conan the Barbarian occur in the pseudo-historical "Hyborian Age", set after the destruction of Atlantis and before the rise of any known ancient civilization. This is a specific epoch in a fictional timeline created by Howard for many of the low fantasy tales of his artificial legendary.

When did Robert E Howard write Conan the Barbarian?

• Conan the Barbarian, who originated both a character archetype and a style of fantasy fiction, has wandered over the years from prose to comic books to film and TV. Let's follow those travels, and trace the history of an icon. By the early 1930s, Robert E. Howard was already writing fantasy stories for pulp magazines like Weird Tales.

Who is the hero in Conan the Barbarian?

• Conan the Barbarian, fictional hero of pulp novels, comic books, and films whose fantasy adventures take place in a prehistoric past.

Is there going to be Conan the Barbarian movie?

• Both Barbarian and Savage Sword would last until the 1990s, with other Conan spinoffs along the way. With Conan's popularity through the roof after more than a decade as a Marvel Comics star, it was only a matter of time before the Cimmerian wanderer made his way to the silver screen.