Thulsa Doom, The Historic Inspiration for...

[Mr_Ed7]

Do you know who was the historic inspiration for the James Earl Jones's character in the film "Conan the Barbarian"?

[Doomcrew]

He was the fictitious enemy created by Robert E Howard
for his Atlantean hero Kull. Back in the old pulp days of the
20' and 30's.

Cheers

[Mr_Ed7]

Yes, but what is the historical inspiration for the character in the film...I know, just fishing to see who else may know!

[Osharan_Tregarth]

Do you know who was the historic inspiration for the James Earl Jones's character in the film "Conan the Barbarian"?

It's hard to say, since the movie character was more based on the comic book character, instead of Robert E Howard's book version.

But it's my understanding that they modeled the movie character after some of the cult leaders that popped up in the 70's, along with a mixture of Howard's villian Thoth-Amon.

[Mr_Ed7]

Hassan ibn Sabaa, The Old Man on the Mountain in his Eagle's Nest.

The scene where the pilgrim jumps to her death at Thulsa's command and the scene where Max Von Sydow's king character speaks of a dagger left on a pillow...a psychological tactic of Hassan ibn Sabaa and his assassins.