Comments on: Sherlock Holmes

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:17:12 +0000

I kind of want to see that movie. I’m glad I read your review, but I’m still not sure… I think Jeremy Brett will always be my favorite Holmes. On New Year’s Day I went and saw Avatar 3D which was “okay” but not “inspired” like everyone seems to think. (Pretty, though, and you forget it’s all cgi.)

By: goose

goose — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:09:14 +0000

Mr. Harron, thank you so much for stopping by and dropping a comment here. It’s appreciated.

And some very interesting info indeed on one of my all-time favorite authors. Thanks, again!

Now adding The White Company to my list of things to find and read.

By: Al Harron

Al Harron — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:20:31 +0000

“A guy actually named Conan. How cool is that? I wonder why Robert E. Howard chose “Conan” as the name of his most famous barbarian. I’m going to have to see if I can find that one out now.”

Howard likely chose Conan because it’s a fairly established Irish Gaelic name. Howard’s Cimmerians are supposed to be the prehistoric ancestors of the Gaels, so it follows he would use a Gaelic name.

Howard’s list of other Cimmerians is also Irish Gaelic: Eithriall, Eanbotha, Rotheachta, Giallchadh, Cruiadh, Eamhua, Criomnthan, Tuathal and Cumal. Conan fits in with other Gaelic names Howard used in his historical yarns: Cormac, Donal, Turlogh etc.

Interestingly enough, Howard was a big fan of Arthur Conan Doyle, particularly “The White Company”: he might even have been inspired by his name.