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The Phoenix on the Sword

1932 short story about Conan the Barbarian written by Robert E. Howard
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The Phoenix on the Sword

Summary

The Phoenix on the Sword is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Phoenix on the Sword authored Robert E. Howard[3].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's genre is recorded as sword and sorcery[5].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's genre is recorded as fantasy[6].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's based on is recorded as By This Axe I Rule![7].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's follows is recorded as The Treasure of Tranicos[8].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's follows is recorded as Wolves Beyond the Border[9].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's followed by is recorded as The Scarlet Citadel[10].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's part of is recorded as Conan canonical works[11].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's publication date is recorded as +1932-12-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_b2p[15].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's characters is recorded as Conan the Barbarian[16].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's characters is recorded as Ascalante[17].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's narrative location is recorded as Aquilonia[18].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's work available at URL is recorded as https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v20n06_1932-12_AT-sas/page/n49/mode/2up[19].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 63598[20].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's published in is recorded as Conan the Barbarian[21].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's published in is recorded as King Conan[22].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's published in is recorded as Conan the Usurper[23].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's published in is recorded as Weird Tales[24].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Phoenix on the Sword'}[25].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1039375[26].
  • The Phoenix on the Sword's set in period is recorded as Hyborian Age[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Phoenix on the Sword authored Robert E. Howard[3].

Why It Matters

The Phoenix on the Sword ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

literary work public domain Robert E. Howard United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
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    Instance of → literary work
    Publication date → +1932-12-00T00:00:00Z
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