The Road East

Conan the Barbarian

A geographic thread tracing Conan's passage from the snowy north through the steppes, Zamora, and the eastern mountains to the Vilayet Sea.

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From Thrudvang to Kolari From Thrudvang to Kolari from "Conan the Barbarian". From Thrudvang to Kolari Conan is bought by Toghrul and follows the pit master across Vanaheim and Asgard into Hyperborea.

From Thrudvang to Kolari from "Conan the Barbarian". From Thrudvang to Kolari Conan is bought by Toghrul and follows the pit master across Vanaheim and Asgard into Hyperborea.

From Thrudvang to Kolari Conan is bought by Toghrul and follows the pit master across Vanaheim and Asgard into Hyperborea. The Display Platform At Valamo he is exhibited on a revolving platform, naked and chained, while crowds appraise his muscles. He returns their stares with hatred. The Cave at Kolari During a halt in a hillside cave, an earthquake tears the world open and frees him.

The Witch's Cabin The Witch's Cabin from "Conan the Barbarian". The Witch's Cabin Wolves drive Conan to a rocky slab, where he finds stairs leading to a dead warrior's tomb.

The Witch's Cabin from "Conan the Barbarian". The Witch's Cabin Wolves drive Conan to a rocky slab, where he finds stairs leading to a dead warrior's tomb.

The Witch's Cabin Wolves drive Conan to a rocky slab, where he finds stairs leading to a dead warrior's tomb. The Skeleton Champion The dead rises to reclaim its ancient sword, and Conan hacks it to dust. The sword becomes his companion on the road. The Demon Lover A witch-woman seduces Conan, learns his quest, and sends him to Zamora. In the act of love she transforms into a serpent-demon, and Conan burns her alive.

The Nezvaya Road The Nezvaya Road from "Conan the Barbarian". The Nezvaya Road Subotai and Conan follow the Nezvaya River south through forests and flowered meadows.

The Nezvaya Road from "Conan the Barbarian". The Nezvaya Road Subotai and Conan follow the Nezvaya River south through forests and flowered meadows.

The Nezvaya Road Subotai and Conan follow the Nezvaya River south through forests and flowered meadows. The Forager's Life The two live on speared fish and hares. Their talk turns to gods, and Conan defends Crom's cold indifference. The World's Border They reach Yazdir, where the gates of civilization open and the caravan crossways of Zamora begin.

The Pilgrim Track The Pilgrim Track from "Conan the Barbarian". The Pilgrim Track Conan leaves the beaten route and rides beside a column of pilgrims who chant toward the Mountain of Power.

The Pilgrim Track from "Conan the Barbarian". The Pilgrim Track Conan leaves the beaten route and rides beside a column of pilgrims who chant toward the Mountain of Power.

The Pilgrim Track Conan leaves the beaten route and rides beside a column of pilgrims who chant toward the Mountain of Power. The Dead Kings' Land He circles burial mounds crowned with impaled riders, sensing a supernatural pall over the region. The Wizard's Hut An old wizard welcomes Conan, takes his sword for safekeeping, and watches him weave a pilgrim's wreath for his disguise.

The Shores of the Vilayet Sea

The Shores of the Vilayet Sea Trudging along the coast, Conan reaches the tumuli of forgotten kings. The Sacred Environs The wizard explains that Doom comes each spring to make sacrifice among the ghosts of sleeping monarchs. The Hidden Path During his recovery, Conan learns of the secret gorge behind the mountain, the path that will let them breach Doom's citadel.

during Toghrul's last caravan

on Conan's third day south of Kolari

during the fortnight through the Zamoran borderlands

on the approach to the Mountain of Power

arriving at the shaman's necropolis