The Pool of the Black One

1933 short story by Robert E. Howard
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The Pool of the Black One

Summary

The Pool of the Black One is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Pool of the Black One authored Robert E. Howard[3].
  • The Pool of the Black One's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Pool of the Black One's genre is sword and sorcery[5].
  • The Pool of the Black One's genre is fantasy[6].
  • The Pool of the Black One followed Xuthal of the Dusk[7].
  • The Pool of the Black One followed Drums of Tombalku[8].
  • The Pool of the Black One was followed by Rogues in the House[9].
  • The Pool of the Black One was followed by Red Nails[10].
  • The Pool of the Black One is part of Conan canonical works[11].
  • The Pool of the Black One's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Pool of the Black One's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Pool of the Black One was released on October 1933[14].
  • The Pool of the Black One's characters is recorded as Conan the Barbarian[15].
  • The Pool of the Black One's characters is recorded as Sancha[16].
  • The Pool of the Black One's published in is recorded as The Sword of Conan[17].
  • The Pool of the Black One's published in is recorded as Conan the Adventurer[18].
  • The Pool of the Black One's published in is recorded as Weird Tales[19].
  • The Pool of the Black One's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Pool of the Black One'}[20].
  • The Pool of the Black One's different from is recorded as The Pool of the Black One[21].
  • The Pool of the Black One's set in period is recorded as Hyborian Age[22].
  • The Pool of the Black One's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • The Pool of the Black One's form of creative work is recorded as short story[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Pool of the Black One authored Robert E. Howard[3].

Publication

The Pool of the Black One was published on October 1933[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include sword and sorcery[5] and fantasy[6]. It is part of Conan canonical works[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Xuthal of the Dusk[7] and Drums of Tombalku[8]. Successors include Rogues in the House[9] and Red Nails[10].

Why It Matters

The Pool of the Black One ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +1933-10-00T00:00:00Z
    Copyright status public domain
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    Country of origin United States
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