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Conan the Barbarian and Rolemaster
nash:
--- Quote from: Wolfwood on March 12, 2024, 05:39:19 AM ---Also, the Conan stories, as I read them, are rarely about race: they are more about cultures - especially about barbarism vs civilisation (civilisation makes men soft pleasure-seekers, barbarism keeps them tough survivors etc.).
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Bret Devereaux has an interesting series on what he calls a the Freman Mirage. It looks at it from a historians perspective:
https://acoup.blog/2020/01/17/collections-the-fremen-mirage-part-i-war-at-the-dawn-of-civilization/
I don't think he and Robert Howard may not agree on all points.
Wolfwood:
--- Quote from: nash on March 12, 2024, 11:16:20 AM ---Bret Devereaux has an interesting series on what he calls a the Freman Mirage. It looks at it from a historians perspective:
https://acoup.blog/2020/01/17/collections-the-fremen-mirage-part-i-war-at-the-dawn-of-civilization/
I don't think he and Robert Howard may not agree on all points.
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That's a very interesting article! I'll have to set aside some time to read it all the way through! :)
Hurin:
His whole blog is incredible; a giant treasure trove of articles.
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