"The Frost-Giant's Daughter" was the second Conan story. 
This is a funny theory... 

Patrice


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From: "jesse white" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: [rehfans] The Frost Giant Head Wound concept


> 
>   Would anyone out there illuminate the theory
> Benjamin Hussein has concerning the final head blow
> Heimdul of Vanaheim savages on Conan in the Frost
> Giant's Daughter.  As far as I understand, the concept
> is that the blow was concussive, and that it somehow
> altered Conan's mind from that point on...?
>    My reaction is this: it seems to me that if Howard
> believed that the blow forever altered Conan's
> perceptions such that he was now able to "see" new
> things, he must have written this story very near to
> the beginning of his Conan arc in order to justify the
> through-concept.  I don't know in which order Howard
> wrote the stories, but I'm sure the information is
> readily available...  
>   Does anyone have some information on this?
> 
> Cheers, Jesse
> 
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