02797cam a22003973u 4500 77604 UtSlPG 20260610134810.0 m cr n 260607r20261930utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936 Kings of the night Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2026 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Weird Tales November 1930. Bran Mak Morn Release date is 2026-01-01 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net Kings of the night by Robert E. Howard is a fantasy short story written in the early 20th century. Set in ancient Caledon, it blends heroic warfare with sorcery as Picts, Gaels, and Britons face a Roman incursion. The likely topic is a desperate, time-bending alliance forged to repel Rome, probing the burdens of kingship and the eerie nearness of past and future. Bran Mak Morn, king of the Picts, must unite fractious tribes and a sullen band of Northmen to ambush a Roman force. His wizard Gonar, using a primal jewel, draws Kull of Atlantis out of the distant past; Kull proves his right to lead by defeating the Northman Wulfhere in single combat. With Kull and three hundred vikings holding a narrow gorge, Bran arrays Pict archers along the slopes, Briton chariots beyond one ridge, and Cormac of Connacht’s Gaelic horse behind the other. The Romans under Marcus Sulius drive into the pass, only to be trapped as arrows darken the valley, chariots scythe their ranks, and Gaels smash their flanks. The Northmen die to a man, buying the time needed to collapse the legion, while Bran kills Sulius and the tribes win a brutal victory. At the height of the fighting, Kull, bloodied and unbowed, vanishes like a vision, returning to his age. In the quiet after, Bran grieves the cost of victory and Gonar muses that time and life are woven of dreams, even as a free Pictish nation is born from the slaughter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Indianapolis, IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1930 Fantasy fiction Kings and rulers -- Fiction Picts -- Fiction Rankin, Hugh, 1878-1956 Senf, C. C. (Curtis Charles), 1873-1949 Produced from Weird Tales November 1930. Bran Mak Morn https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77604 118324 118324