Robert E. Howard's Conan

"Know, O prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars - Nemedia, Ophir, Brythunia, Hyperborea, Zamora with its dark-haired women and towers of spider-haunted mystery, Zingara with its chivalry, Koth that bordered on the pastoral lands of Shem, Stygia with its shadow-guarded tombs, Hyrkania whose riders wore steel and silk and gold. But the proudest kingdom of the world was Aquilonia, reigning supreme in the dreaming west. Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."

- The Nemedian Chronicles.

This was the film project I completed for my third year in Computer Animation and Digital Art, which also happened to be the centenary of Robert E. Howard's birth. It was intended as a tribute to of his most famous son, Conan of Cimmeria, in the form of an animated illustration of the famous Nemedian Chronicles.

Not everything is my own work - I used some stock models and presets for a few elements like Conan's armour and sword, a result of not having enough time to construct my own for the project. Some day I hope to come back and do this again with my own models.

Programs used were Poser, Bryce, Lightwave, Photoshop CS, After Effects, & Audacity.

Music is "Kull the Conquerer, Main Theme" by Joel Goldsmith.

Text from "The Phoenix on the Sword" by Robert E. Howard.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Robert
• Ervin
• Howard
• Conan
• Cimmerian
• Barbarian
• Hyborian
• Nemedian
• Chronicles
• Phoenix
• Sword

[OwzyB]

I swear cimmerian is said shimmerian not kimerrian.

[taranaich]

Both pronunciations are technically correct, just as "Massedonian" and "Makedonian" are both correct. It just depends on taste: I went with "K" because then there's nice alliteration with Conan.

[OwzyB]

Ok, never heared anyone say makedonian

[taranaich]

Macedonians do. Like "Cimmeria", the original pronunciation was with a hard K, but in English it was replaced with a soft c.

[ENKOSHAHA]

wow this is how conan movie should start nice dude

[taranaich]

Something like this would great, though preferably with better effects!

[SpartanWarrior198]

Excellent! I love it!

~ Spartan198

(Yep, I'm EVERYWHERE!)

[mojothemigo]

WOW! thank you for sharing this, very good work

[dopedpanda]

Hither come Conan , black haired , sullen eyed , sword in hand...

[LXEagle]

Nice! Not sure about the hair and the k in cimmeria. But it is a nice composition, great video and nice dramatic music.

[HUDJ0679790]

Now THAT'S Conan ! ! !

[sXeblues]

By Crom, I dig it... ;D -rave

[olympianeagle2010]

love it!

[Zaaxun]

cool Vid! cheers to all who have been touched by R.E. Howards magic. for anyone who loves howard and are not familiar with some of his other lesser known characters. i highly suggest his books of the pict kings Bran Mak Morn and Cormac mac Art. same mold as conan and great stories.

[HammerBirchgrove]

Great idea and effort, but it got hard to hear the voice in the end.

[busterread]

dude that sucked, Mako was better

[babouras123]

@taranaich True enough, in Greek (as Dorian Greeks themselves, the Macedonians spoke Greek) it is "Μακεδονία" (Makedonia). :)

[fallingstar6073]

Nice vid m8.The voice reminds me of the goblin king played by Tim Curry in Legend.

Love it :)..A true conan fan