Father and Son

Conan the Barbarian

The bond between Corin and Conan, carried across a lifetime of loss and restored when Conan takes up his father's Atlantean blade.

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The Smiling Forge The Smiling Forge from "Conan the Barbarian". The Smiling Forge Conan watches his father beat white-hot iron into a long blade in the village smithy.

The Smiling Forge from "Conan the Barbarian". The Smiling Forge Conan watches his father beat white-hot iron into a long blade in the village smithy.

The Smiling Forge Conan watches his father beat white-hot iron into a long blade in the village smithy. The Secret in the Coals Corin explains the Atlantean art of steel, a mystery from the dawn of the world. The Father as God To the boy, Corin the smith is a godling, a man who can turn iron into strength and beauty.

The Storm Rite The Storm Rite from "Conan the Barbarian". The Storm Rite On a lightning-scarred peak, Corin brandishes the finished sword into the storm.

The Storm Rite from "Conan the Barbarian". The Storm Rite On a lightning-scarred peak, Corin brandishes the finished sword into the storm.

The Storm Rite On a lightning-scarred peak, Corin brandishes the finished sword into the storm. The Words of the Father He teaches Conan that steel is a secret stolen from the earth giants, and that a man can trust only well-forged steel. The Hard Creed He grips his son's small hands and says that a man's heart must be forged in suffering before it is worthy of the blade.

The Last Stand The Last Stand from "Conan the Barbarian". The Last Stand Corin wades into the raiders with a blacksmith's hammer, then with the great sword.

The Last Stand from "Conan the Barbarian". The Last Stand Corin wades into the raiders with a blacksmith's hammer, then with the great sword.

The Last Stand Corin wades into the raiders with a blacksmith's hammer, then with the great sword. The Falling Father An arrow pierces his thigh; a second pins his hand to the ice; the dogs finish him. His fingers die a finger's length from the sword. The Stolen Masterpiece Rexor takes the blade and gives it to Doom, turning the father's art into the enemy's trophy.

The Skeleton King's Blade The Skeleton King's Blade from "Conan the Barbarian". The Skeleton King's Blade In a tomb below the wolf-threatened slab, Conan takes a sword from a dead warrior and thinks of his father.

The Skeleton King's Blade from "Conan the Barbarian". The Skeleton King's Blade In a tomb below the wolf-threatened slab, Conan takes a sword from a dead warrior and thinks of his father.

The Skeleton King's Blade In a tomb below the wolf-threatened slab, Conan takes a sword from a dead warrior and thinks of his father. The Memory on the Steel He remembers Corin's craftsmanship and wonders if this blade was made by such a hand. The Warrior's Tool The sword feels made for his arm alone, a modest but necessary inheritance after the father's weapon was stolen.

The Father's Sword Recovered The Father's Sword Recovered from "Conan the Barbarian". The Father's Sword Recovered Conan sees the stag-antler crossguard and elk-hoof pommel on the wall behind Thulsa Doom.

The Father's Sword Recovered from "Conan the Barbarian". The Father's Sword Recovered Conan sees the stag-antler crossguard and elk-hoof pommel on the wall behind Thulsa Doom.

The Father's Sword Recovered Conan sees the stag-antler crossguard and elk-hoof pommel on the wall behind Thulsa Doom. The Seizure He leaps past the serpent-man shape, snatches the Atlantean blade from its pegs, and begins the final fight of his lineage. The Sword as Soul The weapon that was forged for vengeance has returned to the hand that inherited the duty. The father's spirit fights at last in his son's grip.

a fortnight before the storm rite

the night of the great sword's blessing

during the Vanir raid on the village

when Conan finds the Ancient Sword in the witch's territory

in Doom's pleasure pavilion