Conan and Subotai

Conan the Barbarian

An unlikely friendship between a brooding Cimmerian and a smiling Hyrkanian thief, forged in shared fire and proven in rescue.

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The Witch's Prisoner The Witch's Prisoner from "Conan the Barbarian". The Witch's Prisoner A squat, ragged man chained to a stone post watches Conan enter the witch's cabin.

The Witch's Prisoner from "Conan the Barbarian". The Witch's Prisoner A squat, ragged man chained to a stone post watches Conan enter the witch's cabin.

The Witch's Prisoner A squat, ragged man chained to a stone post watches Conan enter the witch's cabin. The Claim of Honesty He is Subotai, once an archer, assassin, and thief of the Kerlait tribe, left as dinner for wolves. The Released Man Conan gives him food and freedom. Their first exchange already has the shape of loyalty.

The Gods' Debate The Gods' Debate from "Conan the Barbarian". The Gods' Debate By a campfire, Subotai asks Conan what god he prays to.

The Gods' Debate By a campfire, Subotai asks Conan what god he prays to. Crom and the Four Winds Subotai trusts the winds that help men; Conan glowers that Crom is indifferent and asks only if a man solved the riddle of his life. The Argument Fades They disagree but sleep side by side, and the argument becomes a strand of trust.

The Heist at His Back The Heist at His Back from "Conan the Barbarian". The Heist at His Back Subotai climbs the tower with steel spikes, trusting nothing but his own hooks as Conan scales by rope.

The Heist at His Back from "Conan the Barbarian". The Heist at His Back Subotai climbs the tower with steel spikes, trusting nothing but his own hooks as Conan scales by rope.

The Heist at His Back Subotai climbs the tower with steel spikes, trusting nothing but his own hooks as Conan scales by rope. The Unequal Skills The Hyrkanian grumbles that the woman climbs like a cat and spits like one, but he follows her into the peril. The Team in the Dark When the serpent wraps around Conan, Subotai's arrows buy the instant that saves his friend's life.

The Rescue from the Tree The Rescue from the Tree from "Conan the Barbarian". The Rescue from the Tree Subotai rides up to the blasted Tree of Woe and finds Conan hanging by nailed palms and ropes.

The Rescue from the Tree from "Conan the Barbarian". The Rescue from the Tree Subotai rides up to the blasted Tree of Woe and finds Conan hanging by nailed palms and ropes.

The Rescue from the Tree Subotai rides up to the blasted Tree of Woe and finds Conan hanging by nailed palms and ropes. The Hoof-Tweezer Surgery He uses a horse's hoof pick to wrench the nails out of Conan's swollen hands, then cuts him down. The Vulture Broiled He plucks and cooks the dead vulture, feeds Conan, and lights a signal fire for Valeria, proving that friendship outlasts horror.

The Parting Embrace The Parting Embrace from "Conan the Barbarian". The Parting Embrace Subotai rides east; Conan gallops after him to say goodbye.

The Parting Embrace Subotai rides east; Conan gallops after him to say goodbye. The Queen's Offer Refused The small thief jokes that Conan must be too busy with the queen to spare time for an old comrade. The Two Horizons They embrace and ride away, one east and one west, with the promise that rogues such as they will meet again if only at the gates of Hell.

when Conan enters the witch's hut

on the steppe journey toward Zamora

during the climb up the Tower of the Black Serpent

when Subotai finds Conan crucified

on the autumn plain after Zamora