

Howard, in which the sword and sorcery tales of Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja are set. The word "Hyborian" is a transliterated contraction by Howard of the Ancient Greek " hyperborean", referring to a " barbaric dweller beyond the boreas ( north wind)." Howard stated that the geographical setting of the Hyborian Age is that of our Earth, but in a fictional version of a period in the past, c. The Hyborian Age is a fictional period within the artificial mythology created by Robert E. File:Hyboria map1950.jpgĪnother version of the map, drawn by David Kyle for the 1950 Gnome Press edition of Conan the Conqueror. Template:For File:Maphyboria.jpgĪn illustration of The Hyborian Age primarily based upon a map hand-drawn by Robert E.

Write the first paragraph of your page here. 2.5 Fire and Slaughter (circa 9,500 BC).2.4 The Beginning of the End (circa 9,500 BC).2.1 The Pre-Cataclysmic Age (circa 20,000 BC).
