Snowhawk Tribe (Earth-616)

Snowhawk Tribe
Name	Snowhawk Tribe
Aliases	Snowhawks Snowhawk
Members
Former Member(s)	Ailill, Conan, Corum, Corin, Drasil, Drogin, Greshan, Gwawl, Jongalt, Mara, Humber, Rion of the Laughing Visage, Siobhan, Conan's grandmother Corin's sons, Corin's daughters, Siobhan's children, unnamed Bear shaman
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Public
Affiliation	Temporary servants of Thoth-Amon of the Black Ring
Allies	Temporary alliance with Darkwolf Clan, Greybears, Blackhowls, Ice-Leopards
Enemies	Picts (Ravens), Vanir, Hyperboreans, Aquilonia (Aquilonian Army, including Gundermen)
Origin and Status
Origin	Cimmerian tribe of the Hyborian Age
Status	Defunct
Reality	Earth-616
Base of Operations	Snowhawk Village, far northwest, Cimmeria
Creators and Appearances
First	Conan the Barbarian #8 (May, 1971)
First	Conan the Barbarian #8 (May, 1971)

History

Origins

The Snowhawk Tribe was a Cimmerian tribe whose foundation remains unrevealed, though it was unknown to the Cimmerians of King Bafomai's Elite Guard, even those who came from the same area, in Python, just before the Fall of Acheron, circa 13,000 BC.

Hyborian Age

In the prime of Conan's grandfather Corum, a band of Raven Picts crossed the border with Cimmeria, looting and burning. They were met with defenders, at least made of warriors of the Snowhawk tribe such as Corum and Jongalt, along Old Garrad, a warrior from another tribe that lived near Snowhawk Village and stood in their forefront during the battle. He slew the Pictish war-chief but was himself mortally wounded. Garrad was saved by a mysterious Pictish shaman who transplanted him with the heart of a god.

After this, Old Garrad never aged. He inhabited a hut besides Snowhawk village, and was respected in the tribe despite never having accepted their invitation to dwell with them.

Conan's returns to home

Returning home, Conan was faced by his tribe under the control of Thoth-Amon, master of the Black Ring, through a disease spread by dogs, which first infected Gwawl the dog keeper. The tribe's Bear shaman fled before the infection but later rescued Conan as he fled the village as well. Using gifts he had collected across his travels for his tribe, Conan managed to defeat most of them without bloodshed. He set on slaying Gwawl, lost to the living by then, and whose death could break Thoth-Amon's spell. Conan's grandmother, astonished by the beauty of the Crystal Rose of Lemuria Conan had brought her, came to her senses and slew Gwawl. Once the tribe freed, they turned against the infected dogs and put an end to Thoth-Amon's scheme.

Legacy

The legacy of the Snowhawk tribe went on through Conan and his offspring, though they suffered tragedy as well: of his viable children, Conobar (the rapidly-aging son he had with Ursla, a priestess of the wild) was slain in combat by his father, Râ Morgana (daughter he had, though didn't knew about, with a high priestess) was raised as the holy child of their priesthood, before leaving with her lover, Aryal (whom was presumed to be his daughter with Tanya the Fox) was fated to die.

Finally, Conan became king of Aquilonia, and married Zenobia, with whom he had two sons, Conan ("Conn") and Taurus, and a daughter, Radegund. Zenobia died during the bearing of their fourth child, a daughter. Conan eventually abdicated from his thone, and put his legacy in the care of his son Conn, Conan II of Aquilonia.

See Also

• 17 appearance(s) of Snowhawk Tribe (Earth-616)
• 7 minor appearance(s) of Snowhawk Tribe (Earth-616)
• 6 mention(s) of Snowhawk Tribe (Earth-616)
• 10 member(s) of Snowhawk Tribe (Earth-616)