Analyzing the Prototypical & Traditional-Dark Lord Xaltotun - Howard's Greatest Villain

And why he's so awesome

The first scene in the Hour of the Dragon is one of the greatest in all of Mythic-literary history. Okay, scratch that it is one of the greatest in all of literature period. What is so interesting about this scene is that the way Howard introduces his Dark Lord is one that has rarely if ever been repeated throughout literary history.

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