Cormac Fitzgeoffrey is a fictional character created byRobert E. Howard. He is a half-Norman, half-Gael Knight who is taking part in theThird Crusade.[1] Howard wrote two short stories featuring the character and a synopsis that was later completed by another author. Although Howard was most famous for his fantasy fiction, especiallyConan the Barbarian, the Cormac stories have for the majority a purely historical setting, albeit the second one involvesLovecraftian elements.
Howard wrote two complete Cormac Fitzgeoffrey stories and left one unfinished before his death. The character is also mentioned in the storyThe Sowers of the Thunder, set fifty years later and published in 1932.
First published inOriental Stories (Spring 1931)[2] after being accepted by that magazine in October 1930.[3] "Outremer" (literally, "Oversea") was how theCrusader states were often called.
First published inOriental Stories (Fall 1931)[4] after being accepted by that magazine in December 1930.[3]
Howard left this story as an incomplete synopsis. It was later completed byRichard L. Tierney and first published in 1979 in theDonald M. Grant hardback collectionHawks of Outremer.[5]
Savage Sword of Conan #12 began an adaptation of "The Slave Princess", withConan the Barbarian replacing Fitzgeoffrey as the main character, and the real-life locations swapped for those of theHyborian Age.
Savage Sword of Conan #222 began an adaptation of "Hawks of Outremer", with Conan the Barbarian replacing Fitzgeoffrey as the main character, and the real-life locations swapped for those of the Hyborian Age.
"The Blood of Belshazzar" was adapted byMarvel Comics as a Conan story inConan the Barbarian #27 ("The Blood of Bel-Hissar", June 1973) with writer/editorRoy Thomas and artistJohn Buscema.
Boom Studios has adapted "Hawks of Outremer" for acomic bookminiseries which begin in June, 2010.[6]
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