Hyboria

A world-continent existed during the Hyborian Age.[10] The northwestern part of the landmass was known as the Hyborian Lands,[11] or Hyboria,[12] and was populated by the Hyborians (or earlier the Hybori), and included the Hyborian Kingdoms.[13] South of the Hyborian Lands were the Southern Kingdoms,[14] and even further south, the Black Kingdoms.[10] At the center of the continent lay the Vilayet Sea, and to the east Hyrkania, Iranistan, Kosala, Ghulistan, Vendhya, Uttara Kuru, Khitai, and Kambuja.[15]

  • Part of the continent is named after the Hyborians, the ancestral tribal group which founded several of its kingdoms. In the essay The Hyborian Age (1936), Conan-creator, Robert E. Howard gave a detailed history of the setting but never once referred to the world-continent as "Hyboria".[24] According to Howard, the Hyborians named themselves after their patron god, Bori.[citation needed]
  • Tony Edwards's map of the Hyborian Age, appears to be an attempt at reconciling the erroneous Hyboria nomenclature, labeling the north-western "Hyborian Lands" as "Hyboria" rather than the entire continent.[12]
  1. Savage Sword of Conan #31 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part II: Beach at the Edge of the World's entry
  2. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Black Kingdoms' profile
  3. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Conan's profile
  4. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Gods and Worship
  5. 5.0 5.1 Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Stygia's profile
  6. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Tranicos' profile
  7. Conan the Savage #7 ; Howling in the Wilderness
  8. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Turan's profile
  9. Savage Sword of Conan #72 ; The Colossus of Shem
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Black Kingdoms's profile
  11. Conan the Barbarian #94
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Tony Edwards' map
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Savage Sword of Conan #33 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part III: Hyborian Kingdoms's entry
  14. 14.0 14.1 Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Shem and Stygia's profiles
  15. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1
  16. Savage Sword of Conan #6 ; Gods of the Hyborian Age - Part One: The Homes Of The Gods - Of Turanians-And Picts
  17. Savage Sword of Conan #30 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part I: Amazons' entry
  18. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Aquilonia's profile
  19. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Brythunia's profile
  20. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Corinthia's profile
  21. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Hyperborea's profile
  22. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Nemedia's profile
  23. Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Ophir's profile
  24. :Wikisource:The Hyborian Age