Hyborian Age
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The Hyborian Age is a fictional prehistoric era created by Robert E. Howard as the sword-and-sorcery setting for his Conan the Barbarian stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hyborian Age canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4331298 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hyborian Age Context triple: [Conan the Destroyer, setIn, Hyborian Age]
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A.
Calymmian Period
The Calymmian Period is the earliest division of the Mesoproterozoic Era, marked by the stabilization and expansion of continental crust and the development of large sedimentary basins roughly 1.6 to 1.4 billion years ago.
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B.
Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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C.
Orosirian Period
The Orosirian Period is a division of early Earth's history marked by significant crustal stabilization, widespread orogeny, and major impact events roughly 2.05 to 1.8 billion years ago.
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D.
Pridoli Epoch
The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
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E.
Statherian Period
The Statherian Period is the final division of the Paleoproterozoic Era, marked by the stabilization of continental cratons and significant crustal growth roughly 1.8 to 1.6 billion years ago.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hyborian Age Target entity description: The Hyborian Age is a fictional prehistoric era created by Robert E. Howard as the sword-and-sorcery setting for his Conan the Barbarian stories.
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A.
Calymmian Period
The Calymmian Period is the earliest division of the Mesoproterozoic Era, marked by the stabilization and expansion of continental crust and the development of large sedimentary basins roughly 1.6 to 1.4 billion years ago.
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B.
Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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C.
Orosirian Period
The Orosirian Period is a division of early Earth's history marked by significant crustal stabilization, widespread orogeny, and major impact events roughly 2.05 to 1.8 billion years ago.
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D.
Pridoli Epoch
The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
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E.
Statherian Period
The Statherian Period is the final division of the Paleoproterozoic Era, marked by the stabilization of continental cratons and significant crustal growth roughly 1.8 to 1.6 billion years ago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional historical era
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fictional universe era ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Bran Mak Morn
NERFINISHED
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Conan the Cimmerian NERFINISHED ⓘ Kull of Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Aquilonia
NERFINISHED
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Argos NERFINISHED ⓘ Cimmeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyperborea NERFINISHED ⓘ Koth NERFINISHED ⓘ Nemedia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophir NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictish Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Shem NERFINISHED ⓘ Stygia NERFINISHED ⓘ Turan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zamora NERFINISHED ⓘ Zingara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRace |
Aesir
NERFINISHED
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Cimmerians NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyborians NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyrkanians NERFINISHED ⓘ Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ Shemite NERFINISHED ⓘ Stygian NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
between sinking of Atlantis and rise of known ancient civilizations
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post-Atlantean era ⓘ pre-recorded history ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | partially in public domain in some jurisdictions ⓘ |
| creator | Robert E. Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedBy |
L. Sprague de Camp
NERFINISHED
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Lin Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ various pastiche authors ⓘ |
| firstPublicationVenue |
The Hyborian Age, Part 1 (fanzine printing)
NERFINISHED
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The Phantagraph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heroic fantasy
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sword and sorcery ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystem | sorcery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
barbarism versus civilization
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rise and fall of civilizations ⓘ |
| influenced |
Conan comics
NERFINISHED
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Conan role-playing games NERFINISHED ⓘ later sword and sorcery settings ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Near Eastern history
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ancient and medieval European history ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Robert E. Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | The Hyborian Age (essay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| medium | pulp fiction ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Hyborians, a fictional people ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | pseudo-historical backdrop ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
Bran Mak Morn stories
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Conan the Barbarian stories NERFINISHED ⓘ Kull stories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hyborian Age Description of subject: The Hyborian Age is a fictional prehistoric era created by Robert E. Howard as the sword-and-sorcery setting for his Conan the Barbarian stories.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)
subject surface form:
Zula (Conan the Destroyer)