# Beyond the Black River

By Robert E. Howard.

"Beyond the Black River" by Robert E. Howard is a short story first published in May–June 1935. Set in the fictional Hyborian Age, it follows Conan the Cimmerian as he battles a savage Pictish tribe led by the wizard Zogar Sag in the unsettled wilderness beyond the Black River. When a frontier fort faces overwhelming assault, Conan and a young settler named Balthus must warn defenseless colonists before they're slaughtered in a massive raid that threatens to reclaim an entire province. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American; Conan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

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