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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'').
'''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.
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.
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* ''The Altar and the Scorpion''. First published in 1967.
* ''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.
* ''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 On the Sword (Literature)|The Phoenix On the Sword]]'' (1932), the first Conan story.
* ''By This Axe I Rule''. First published in 1967. Famed because Howard revised the story to ''[[The Phoenix on the Sword]]'' (1932), the first Conan story.
* ''The Curse of the Golden Skull''. First published in 1967.
* ''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.
* ''Delcarde's Cat'', also known as ''The Cat and the Skull''. First published in 1967.
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Some Kull stories [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Robert_Ervin_Howard#Kull_of_Atlantis here].
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]].
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.
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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* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]
* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]
* [[Divided We Fall]]
* [[Divided We Fall]]
* [[Duel to The Death]]
* [[Duel to the Death]]
* [[The Exile]]
* [[The Exile]]
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]
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* [[Royal Blood]]
* [[Royal Blood]]
* [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]: Look at [[I Am the Trope]] above.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]: Look at [[I Am the Trope]] above.
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: The Screaming Skull of Silence. Kull almost ends the world out of sheer boredom.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: The Screaming Skull of Silence. Kull almost ends the world out of sheer boredom.
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: In "Exile of Atlantis", Kull throws a knife in a girl's heart to spare her from being burned to death.
* [[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]].
* [[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]].
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