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{{quote|"He never sought to analyze his motives and [[The Determinator|he never wavered, once his mind was made up]]. Though he always acted on impulse, he firmly believed that all his actions were governed by cold and logical reasonings. He was a man [[Born in Thethe Wrong Century|born out of his time]] -- a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of the pagan, though the last assertion would have shocked him unspeakably. An atavist of the days of blind chivalry he was, a [[Knight in Shining Armor|knight]] errant in the somber clothes of [[Knight Templar|the fanatic]]. A hunger in his soul drove him on and on, an urge [[For Great Justice|to right all wrongs]], [[We Help the Helpless|protect all weaker things]], avenge all crimes against right and justice. [[Walking the Earth|Wayward and restless as the wind]], he was consistent in only one respect -- he was true to his ideals of justice and right. Such was Solomon Kane."|[[Word of God|Robert E. Howard]], "Moon of Skulls"}}
 
'''Solomon Kane''' is a character created by [[Robert E Howard|Robert E. Howard]] in 1928. He appears in several short stories by Howard.
 
A 16th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. His adventures, published mostly in the pulp magazine ''Weird Tales'', often take him from Europe to the jungles of Africa and back.
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The Solomon Kane stories (like most of Howard's writing) are a peripheral part of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. One story, "Death's Black Riders" (by Robert E. Howard and C.J. Henderson), pits Kane against Tsathoggua, a well-known [[Eldritch Abomination|Great Old One]].
 
Some of the original stories [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Robert_Ervin_Howard#Solomon_Kane here]. As of 2010, he's having a bit of a renaissance, with a new comic, roleplaying game, and [[Solomon Kane (Filmfilm)|live-action movie]].
== Stories by Robert E. Howard ==
* ''Red Shadows''. First published in August, 1928.
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type II
* [[Badass Boast]]: A bit more somberly stated that most, but "It has fallen upon me, now and again in my sojourns through the world, to ease various evil men of their lives." Almost a [[Badass Creed]], as he seems to like using the phrase (Once in The Blue Flame of Vengeance, once in The Castle of the Devil).
* [[Badass Normal]]: It's a [[Robert E Howard|Robert E. Howard]] character.
* [[The Berserker]]: He's really a kind man, and usually almost uncannily calm and controlled, but when he does snap (like in "Wings in the Night"), it's quite a sight.
* [[Blood Brothers]]: N'longa and Kane.
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Kane
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: With two snaphaunce (an early form of flintlock) pistols. They're single-shot weapons, so it actually makes sense and was done in real life.
* [[Harping Onon About Harpies]]: The akaanas from "Wings in the Night"
* [[Helping Hands]]: "The Right Hand of Doom"
* [[In Harm's Way]]
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