Influence
The point where Conan clamors to be brought food while he waits to be set free evidently struck a chord in Lin Carter the post-WW2 heroic fantasy writer who cooperated with L. Sprague de Camp in bringing Lovecraftian and Howardian fiction back in vogue. He included similar scenes in almost all instances when his Conan-inspired Lemurian hero Thongor managed to end up imprisoned.
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