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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
'''Solomon Kane''' is a character created by [[
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 (
== 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 [[
* [[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
* [[Helping Hands]]: "The Right Hand of Doom"
* [[In Harm's Way]]
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