Item #23179 "THE GREY GOD PASSES" TYPED MANUSCRIPT (TMs). 36 leaves. Not dated, circa 1930-31. Robert Howard.
"THE GREY GOD PASSES" TYPED MANUSCRIPT (TMs). 36 leaves. Not dated, circa 1930-31.
"THE GREY GOD PASSES" TYPED MANUSCRIPT (TMs). 36 leaves. Not dated, circa 1930-31.

"THE GREY GOD PASSES" TYPED MANUSCRIPT (TMs). 36 leaves. Not dated, circa 1930-31.

Original typed manuscript for the story which was not published during Howard's lifetime. In a letter of provenance from Glenn Lord he states "Originally written as a straight historical entitled "Spears of Clontarf" the story was submitted to Clayton Magazines on June 1, 1930..." Rejected by Clayton, Howard re-wrote the story into its present form and submitted it to Farnsworth Wright at Weird Tales who rejected it in December of 1931. (The rejection letter accompanies the manuscript). It stayed in Howard's files until after his death when August Derleth purchased the rights from literary agent Oscar J. Friend. He published the story in the anthology DARK MIND, DARK HEART (1962). The story occurs during the historical Battle of Clontarf which took place in the early 11th Century involving Brian Boru, High King of Ireland against the Vikings. Howard's main characters are Turlogh Dubh O'Brien and an ex-slave named Conn. "The core of the story, as indicated by the title, is the end of the influence of supernatural beings from our world with the victory of Christian King Brian over the heathen Vikings. Among the Irish dead is a fey prince whose own death will cause the death of his fairy lover, a metaphor for the waning away of all the Sidhe. Odin himself makes an impressive and doomful appearance, making the battle a Götterdämmerung. This is more Wagnerian in tone than the utter end of the world predicted for Ragnarök, though it is indeed the end of a world." - Wikipedia entry. The first leaf is missing the lower left corner affecting a few words, the second leaf is missing the lower left corner tip not affecting any text, the rest of manuscript is in excellent shape with some editorial corrections throughout. Letter of provenance signed by Glenn Lord and the Farnsworth Wright letter are fine. Howard manuscripts rarely appear in commerce. (23179). Item #23179

Price: $22,500.00

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