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'''Kull''' is a character appearing in [http://www.amazon.com/Kull-Atlantis-Robert-E-Howard/dp/0345490177 a series of short stories] by [[Robert E. Howard]]. Kull is a barbarian hailing from [[Atlantis]], but was exiled from his homeland. After some years as an adventurer, Kull made himself king of Valusia in a bloody coup. He lived approximately 100,000 years ago (according to ''Kings of the Night'').
Howard's more famous [[Conan the Barbarian]] inhabits the same continuity as Kull, but lives many thousand years later. Kull is a precursor of sorts of Conan; indeed, the first Conan story was a rewrite of a Kull story Howard had not sold. Both are fierce barbarian warriors, but Kull is a more thoughtful, philosophical character.
The Kull stories are a peripheral part of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. Perhaps most notably, Cthulhu fans will recognize the Serpent People who appear in ''The Shadow Kingdom''.
== Kull stories written by Robert E. Howard ==
Few Kull stories were actually published in the lifetime of Howard, as the character was not particularly popular.
* ''The Shadow Kingdom''. First published in August, 1929. First Kull story.
* ''The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune''. First published in September, 1929.
* ''Kings of the Night''. First published in November, 1930. Features a crossover with Bran Mak Morn.
* ''The King and the Oak'', a poem. First published in February, 1939.
* ''The Altar and the Scorpion''. First published in 1967.
* ''Black Abyss'', also known as ''The Black City''. First published in 1967. Howard actually left the story unfinished. Lin Carter added further chapters and a conclusion to the story.
* ''By This Axe I Rule''. First published in 1967. Famed because Howard revised the story to ''[[The Phoenix
* ''The Curse of the Golden Skull''. First published in 1967.
* ''Delcarde's Cat'', also known as ''The Cat and the Skull''. First published in 1967.
* ''Exile of Atlantis''. First published in 1967. Howard finished the story, but never gave it a title.
* ''The Skull of Silence'', also known as ''The Screaming Skull of Silence''. First published in 1967.
* ''Swords of the Purple Kingdom''. First published in 1967.
* ''The Striking of the Gong''. There are two version of this tale. The original Howard version was first published in 1976, and a version revised by Lin Carter in 1967.
* ''Riders Beyond the Sunrise''. There are two version of this tale. The original Howard version was first published in 1976, and a version revised by Lin Carter in 1967.
* ''Wizard and Warrior''. There are two version of this tale. The original story draft by Howard was published in 1978, an expanded tale by Lin Carter appeared in 1967.
Some Kull stories [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Robert_Ervin_Howard#Kull_of_Atlantis here].
See also: [[Robert E. Howard]], [[Conan the Barbarian]], [[Bran Mak Morn]].
Not to be confused with the [[King Mook|big Urgals]] from Christopher Paolini's ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]'' (though Kull probably inspired their name) or with the movie [[Krull]] although there was a 1997 movie ''Kull'' with Kevin Sorbo in the title role.
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* [[An Axe to Grind]]: [[Badass Boast|"By this axe, I rule!"]]▼
* [[Asexuality]]: Kull "was not interested in women", according to ''The Shadow People'' and ''The Cat and the Skull''.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Come on, say it, ''KULL''.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: The reader often gets the feeling that Kull is bored very easily with his job. "Kull, who opens Pandora's Boxes like birthday gifts".
▲* [[An Axe to Grind]]: [[Badass Boast|"By this axe, I rule!"]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Kull won't allow age to lessen his contempt if you are ''not'' this.
* [[Badass in Distress]]: {{spoiler|Kull himself in ''Swords of the Purple Kingdom''. He thought Brule was one in ''The Cat and the Skull''.}}
* [[Barbarian Hero]]: Duh.
* [[Big Bad]]: Thulsa Doom is a self proclaimed one (though he only appears in one of Howard's stories)▼
* [[Berserk Button]]: Kull will look for any excuse to go kick someone's ass. He easily bored
▲* [[Big Bad]]: Thulsa Doom is a self proclaimed one (though he only appears in one of Howard's stories)
* [[Bookcase Passage]]
* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Happens to no less than 5 characters, one of them being {{spoiler|Kull himself.}}
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* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]
* [[Divided We Fall]]
* [[Duel to
* [[The Exile]]▼
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]
* [[Evil Is Not Well Lit]]
▲* [[The Exile]]
* [[Fake King]]
* [[Feuding Families]]
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]
* [[
* [[Glory Seeker]]
* [[Go Mad
* [[The Good Chancellor]]: First Councillor Tu.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]
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* [[It Was a Gift]]
* [[Lizard Folk]]: The Snakemen
* [[Made a Slave]]▼
* [[Mad Oracle]]
▲* [[Made a Slave]]
* [[Magic Mirror]]
* [[Masquerade]]
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* [[Pet the Dog]]: Kull has a soft spot for young lovers and other such fools.
* [[Petting Zoo People]]
* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Despict being from enemy races Brule shares with Kull a great friendship, in more than one occasion each one has saved the life of the other, even in one situation where they had to face a [[Cosmic Horror]].▼
* [[Precursors]]: The Serpent People and other races (implied). ▼
* [[The Power of Trust]]▼
* [[The Promise]]
▲* [[Power of Trust]]
▲* [[Power Trio]]: King Kull is [[The McCoy]], Councillor Tu is [[The Spock]], and Brule is [[The Kirk]].
* [[The Promise]]
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]: Quite obvious.
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* [[Requisite Royal Regalia]]
* [[Royal Blood]]
* [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]: Look at [[I Am the Trope]] above.
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Self-Made Man]]▼
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: In "Exile of Atlantis", Kull throws a knife in a girl's heart to spare her from being burned to death.
▲* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Despict being from enemy races Brule shares with Kull a great friendship, in more than one occasion each one has saved the life of the other, even in one situation where they had to face a [[Cosmic Horror]].
▲* [[Schrodinger's Butterfly]]
▲* [[Self-Made Man]]
* [[Talking in Your Dreams]]
* [[Time Travel]]: In ''Kings of the Night'', Kull visits [[Bran Mak Morn]] who lives 100,000 years later.
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