File:Chrysagon Hyboria 1024.jpg

Summary[edit]

Map of Robert E. Howard's Hyboria by Christophe Fernandez (Chrysagon) [1] who has made it freely available. [2]

Fair use for Conan the Barbarian[edit]

• This map has been made freely available by the artist. [3]
• It is not rendered in the highest available resolution.
• It is used here for purely encyclopedic purposes.
• Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of the article.
• The image is significant because it is based on drawings and writings by Robert E. Howard.

Fair use for Hyborian Age[edit]

• This map has been made freely available by the artist. [4]
• It is not rendered in the highest available resolution.
• It is used here for purely encyclopedic purposes.
• Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of the article.
• The image is significant because it is based on drawings and writings by Robert E. Howard.

Note concerning copyright to Conan and Hyboria[edit]

The Official Robert E. Howard Website states that "CONAN® and/or CONAN THE BARBARIAN® and related logos, characters, names, and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks of Conan Properties International LLC."[5]

However in the United Kingdom and many other countries, the stories, elements and characters created by an author enter the public domain 70 years after their death. The creator of Conan and Hyboria, Robert E. Howard, died in 1936. His original stories, ideas, characters, and elements, including those featuring Conan the Barbarian and Hyboria, become part of the UK public domain as of January 1, 2007. No publisher may claim rights to his material. His stories and the characters portrayed within them, including Conan the Barbarian, are public property, free for any and all to use as they wish.

Licensing[edit]

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