Conan the Barbarian is media franchise based on the character created by author Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936).
Set on Earth in a fictional era in history called the "Hyborian Age", an era set after the Fall of Atlantis and before the rise of Ancient Civilizations, the story follows Conan the Barbarian, a tall, strong Cimmerian warrior, whose people are descendants of Atlantis survivors. Many of Conan stories follow his adventures in the Hyborian age where he travel to different lands, battle villains, monsters and sorcerers and rescuing damsels in distress.
The Conan series began in 1932 as a series of stories that were published in the Pulp fiction magazine Weird Tales. After Howard's death in 1936, the Conan books were continued by many different authors who either used notes left by Howard or use their own ideas to expand the world of the Hyborian age. The franchise is currently owned by Conan Properties International but will lose ownership of Conan as it enters the public domain worldwide on January 1st, 2028.
Due to the series popularity, Conan has been adapted many times in comics, cartoons, movies and video games.
