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Title: The King and the Oak Title Record # 105021
Author: Robert E. Howard
Date: 1939-02-00
Type: POEM
Series: Kull of Valusia
Language: English
Note: First published in Weird Tales. Lines 1-3 appear in The Dark Barbarian ed. Don Herron, p.32 and Two-Gun Bob: A Centennial Study of Robert E. Howard by Benjamin Szumskyj, p. 61-2.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1939 The King and the Oak [as by Robert Ervin Howard]
Year Language Title
1976ⓘTranslated by Ludwig Rief.
 German
Der König und die Eiche?Der Koenig und die Eiche
1980ⓘTranslated by François Truchaud
 French Le roi et le chêne
2008ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Lippi
 Italian Il re e la quercia
2010ⓘTranslated by Patrice Louinet
 French Le roi et le chêne
2016ⓘTranslated by Klaus Schmitz.
 German
Der König und die Eiche?Der Koenig und die Eiche

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, February 1939 1939-02-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Weird Tales  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 164
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre 1947-00-00 ed. August Derleth Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
418
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Frank Utpatel Checkmark
The Coming of Conan 1953-10-25 Robert E. Howard Gnome Press (Conan (Gnome Press) #1)  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Always Comes Evening: The Collected Poems of Robert E. Howard 1957-00-00 Robert E. Howard Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 x+
86
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
King Kull 1967-09-00 Lin Carter, Robert E. Howard Lancer Books 73-650
$0.60?$: US dollar
 223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Roy G. Krenkel Checkmark
King Kull 1967-09-00 Lin Carter, Robert E. Howard Lancer Books 73-650
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
 223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Roy G. Krenkel Checkmark
Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre 1969-00-00 ed. August Derleth Books for Libraries Press 0-8369-6056-4   xvi+
418
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
King Kull 1969-09-00 Lin Carter, Robert E. Howard Lancer Books 74-561
$0.75?$: US dollar
 223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Roy G. Krenkel Checkmark
King Kull 1972-08-00 Lin Carter, Robert E. Howard Lancer Books 75371
$0.95?$: US dollar
 223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Roy G. Krenkel Checkmark
King Kull 1972-08-00 Lin Carter, Robert E. Howard Lancer Books 75371
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Roy G. Krenkel Checkmark
King Kull 1976-00-00 Robert E. Howard Sphere 0-7221-4716-3
£0.60?£: UK pound
 187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Chris Achilleos Checkmark
Night Images: A Book of Fantasy Verse 1976-00-00 Robert E. Howard The Morning Star Press  
$50.00?$: US dollar
 103
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Frank Frazetta Checkmark
Night Images: A Book of Fantasy Verse 1976-00-00 Robert E. Howard The Morning Star Press  
$150.00?$: US dollar
 103
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Frank Frazetta Checkmark
Herr von Valusien 1976-12-28 Robert E. Howard Pabel (Terra Fantasy #29) TF29
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 145
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Nikolai Lutohin Checkmark
Always Comes Evening 1977-06-00 Robert E. Howard Underwood-Miller 0-934438-01-3
$10.00?$: US dollar
 110
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Keiko Nelson Checkmark
Always Comes Evening 1977-06-00 Robert E. Howard Underwood-Miller 0-934438-01-3
$31.00?$: US dollar
 110
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Keiko Nelson Checkmark
Kull 1978-09-00 Robert E. Howard Bantam Books 0-553-12019-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
 [10]+
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Lou Feck Checkmark
Herr von Valusien 1979-08-21 Robert E. Howard Pabel (Terra Fantasy #29) TF29
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 145
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Nikolai Lutohin Checkmark
Kull le roi barbare 1980-00-00 Robert E. Howard Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #10) 2-7304-0033-8   188
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Kull le roi barbare 1984-00-00 Robert E. Howard Euredif (Playboy Science Fiction (France) #35) 2-7167-1223-9
F19.50?F: French frank
 190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Kull le roi barbare 1984-09-00 Robert E. Howard Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #10) 2-7304-0033-8   188
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Kull 1985-11-00 Robert E. Howard Donald M. Grant 0-937986-75-5
$25.00?$: US dollar
 248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ned Dameron Checkmark
Kull 1985-11-00 Robert E. Howard Donald M. Grant 0-937986-74-7
$50.00?$: US dollar
 247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ned Dameron Checkmark
Kull le roi barbare 1988-04-00 Robert E. Howard Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #10) 2-7304-0033-8   188
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Kull le roi barbare 1992-02-00 Robert E. Howard Fleuve Noir (Fleuve Noir - Robert E. Howard #10) 2-265-04561-6   253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gilles Francescano  
Kull 1995-07-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books (The Robert E. Howard Library #2) 0-671-87673-2
$5.99?$: US dollar
 207
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll C. W. Kelly Checkmark
The "New" Howard Reader, #1 June 1998 1998-06-00 ed. Joe Marek Joe & Mona Marek  
$7.50?$: US dollar
 32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 fanzine Joseph W. Marek Checkmark
The "New" Howard Reader (second state), #1 June 1998 1998-06-00 ed. Joe Marek Joe & Mona Marek  
$7.50?$: US dollar
 32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 fanzine Joseph W. Marek Checkmark
Odes at the Black Dog 2006-01-21 Robert E. Howard Paul Herman  
$10.00?$: US dollar
 32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 coll Tom Foster Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 2006-03-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$100.00?$: US dollar
 vi+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Neal Adams Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 2006-03-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$112.50?$: US dollar
 vi+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Neal Adams Checkmark
Kull: Exile of Atlantis 2006-10-31 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-49017-7
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xxix+
317
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Justin Sweet Checkmark
Kull: Exile of Atlantis 2006-12-00 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC 978-0-7394-7793-9 / 1228168
$12.99?$: US dollar
 xxix+
317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Justin Sweet Checkmark
The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands 2007-12-00 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-49019-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
 xxiii+
510+
[7]
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan Checkmark
Kull. Esule di Atlantide 2008-04-00 Robert E. Howard Mondadori (Fantasy Urania #1 (Third Series))  
€4.50?€: Euro
 336
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Victor Togliani  
Kull: Exile of Atlantis 2008-06-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-196-5
$150.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
317+
[25]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Justin Sweet Checkmark
Kull: Exile of Atlantis 2008-06-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-196-5
$400.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
317+
[25]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Justin Sweet Checkmark
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard 2009-01-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
 lxxix+
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
A Word from the Outer Dark 2009-02-00 Robert E. Howard Project Pride     xiv+
213
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll David Burton Checkmark
A Word from the Outer Dark 2009-02-00 Robert E. Howard Project Pride     xiv+
213
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll David Burton  
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard 2009-04-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
 lxxix+
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard 2009-08-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
 lxxix+
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Halloween at the Dog and Duck 2009-10-30 Robert E. Howard Dennis McHaney  
$10.00?$: US dollar
 40
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 coll Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems 2009-11-00 Robert E. Howard Frank Coffman  
$37.00?$: US dollar
 xxix+
527
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems 2009-11-00 Robert E. Howard Frank Coffman  
$23.50?$: US dollar
 xxix+
527
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
Kull: Exile of Atlantis 2009-12-22 Robert E. Howard Tantor Audio  
$24.49?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Justin Sweet  
A Thunder of Trumpets 2010-00-00 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-0-8095-7170-3
$35.00?$: US dollar
 206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Stephen Fabian Checkmark
The Screaming Skull of Silence / The Striking of the Gong / The Altar and the Scorpion / The Curse of the Golden Skull / The King and the Oak 2010-00-00 Robert E. Howard Paradox Entertainment (The Works of Robert E. Howard (Paradox))  
$10.00?$: US dollar
 23
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 coll Checkmark
Kull: Exile of Atlantis 2010-01-02 Robert E. Howard Tantor Audio 978-1-4001-6227-7    
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll Justin Sweet  
The Singer in the Mist & Others 2010-03-00 Robert E. Howard Stanza Press (The Complete Poems from Weird Tales #2) 978-1-84863-079-6
£11.99?£: UK pound
 xii+
33
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gary Gianni Checkmark
Kull, le roi Atlante 2010-07-16 Robert E. Howard Bragelonne (Les intégrales) 978-2-35294-411-9   432
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Justin Sweet  
Conan's Brethren 2011-01-00 Robert E. Howard Gollancz 978-0-575-08987-7
£20.00?£: UK pound
 [12]+
719
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Les Edwards Checkmark
Conan's Brethren 2011-01-00 Robert E. Howard Gollancz 978-0-575-08988-4
£16.99?£: UK pound
 [12]+
719
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Les Edwards Checkmark
Conan's Brethren 2011-04-28 Robert E. Howard Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-08990-7
£10.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Les Edwards  
A Thunder of Trumpets 2011-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3785-3
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Stephen Fabian  
The Saga of King Kull 2013-02-03 Robert E. Howard Grasshopper Books  
$2.17?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
A Thunder of Trumpets 2015-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0663-0    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Stephen Fabian  
A Thunder of Trumpets 2015-08-03 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0666-1
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Stephen Fabian  
The Saga of King Kull 2016-00-00 Robert E. Howard Apex 978-3-7396-7828-3
€5.99?€: Euro
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Kull: Verbannt aus Atlantis 2016-08-24 Robert E. Howard Festa (Robert E. Howard: Die Original-Erzählungen #7) 978-3-86552-462-1
€24.00?€: Euro
 411
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Timo Wuerz Checkmark
Kull: Verbannt aus Atlantis 2016-08-24 Robert E. Howard Festa (Robert E. Howard: Die Original-Erzählungen #7) 978-3-86552-461-4
€14.95?€: Euro
 411
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Timo Wuerz  
The Gods of Easter Island and Other Poems 2018-00-00 Robert E. Howard Fedogan & Bremer  
$12.95?$: US dollar
 [4]
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 coll Ruth Keegan , Jim Keegan Checkmark
The Saga of King Kull 2018-03-14 Robert E. Howard Ktoczyta.pl 978-83-8148-832-7 PLN 9.90  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Weird Tales (disc 4, part 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
Kull: Exile of Atlantis 2021-03-01 Robert E. Howard Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820012088-8
$44.99?$: US dollar
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 coll Justin Sweet  
Kull: Exile of Atlantis 2021-03-01 Robert E. Howard Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820012089-5
$39.99?$: US dollar
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 coll Justin Sweet  
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