I beseech you to bypass the city of Kadath! Beware especially of the house of Manu-Kaleem. The dread of untold evil lies there! 
- —Unnamed old woman[src]
History
Kadath was a city during the Hyborian Age, located eastward of Northern Koth.
It was inhabited by Manu-Kaleem, who allegedly terrorized the population at the point even pickpockets and thieves remained home at night.[1]
Kadath was also a name invoked during incantations.[2][3]
Economy[]
The people of Kadath used and/or accepted as currencies copper and silver pieces, and talents of silver and gold. Such currencies were also mentioned as "shekels".[1]Points of Interest
- House of Manu-Kaleem (set at a day of horse-ridding from the city)
Residents
- Manu-Kaleem
- Padu the Beast - fighter in the pits
Notes
- Kadath was a city created by H.P. Lovecraft in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (presumably written in 1926-27, published posthumously in 1943).
- In Marvel Comics, the sole appearance of Kadath was in "Star of Thamazhu", written by Larry Yakata and penciled by Pablo Marcos in Savage Sword of Conan #120 (January, 1986), where it served as a stand-in for Zamboula, given the plot of "Star of Thamazhu" is very similar to that of the original Conan story "Shadows in Zamboula" (Weird Tales; November, 1935) by Robert E. Howard. The invocations of Kadath in invocations fits more to the original creation.
Trivia
- The name "Kadath" was possibly inspired in name by Kadesh, the name of middle-eastern cities, including Kadesh from the biblical lore, which was also used as the name for the base of Blue Marvel.
See Also
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Savage Sword of Conan #120 ; Star of Thamazhu
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #200 ; Barbarians of the Border
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #233 ; The Ring of Ikribu Part IV: Assault on Asroth