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The Tower of the Elephant

1933 short story by Robert E. Howard
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The Tower of the Elephant

Summary

The Tower of the Elephant is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Tower of the Elephant authored Robert E. Howard[3].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's genre is sword and sorcery[5].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's genre is fantasy[6].
  • The Tower of the Elephant followed The Scarlet Citadel[7].
  • The Tower of the Elephant followed The King and the Oak[8].
  • The Tower of the Elephant followed The Thing in the Crypt[9].
  • The Tower of the Elephant was followed by Black Colossus[10].
  • The Tower of the Elephant was followed by The God in the Bowl[11].
  • The Tower of the Elephant was followed by The Hall of the Dead[12].
  • The Tower of the Elephant is part of Conan canonical works[13].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • The Tower of the Elephant was released on +1933-03-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's characters is recorded as Conan the Barbarian[17].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's characters is recorded as Yara[18].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's characters is recorded as Taurus of Nemedia[19].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's characters is recorded as Yag-kosha[20].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's narrative location is recorded as Zamora[21].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's published in is recorded as Conan the Barbarian[22].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's published in is recorded as The Coming of Conan[23].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's published in is recorded as Conan[24].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's published in is recorded as The Tower of the Elephant[25].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's published in is recorded as Weird Tales[26].
  • The Tower of the Elephant's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Tower of the Elephant'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Tower of the Elephant authored Robert E. Howard[3].

Publication

The Tower of the Elephant was released on +1933-03-00T00:00:00Z[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include sword and sorcery[5] and fantasy[6]. It is part of Conan canonical works[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include The Scarlet Citadel[7], The King and the Oak[8], and The Thing in the Crypt[9]. Successors include Black Colossus[10], The God in the Bowl[11], and The Hall of the Dead[12].

Why It Matters

The Tower of the Elephant ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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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