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A Witch Shall Be Born

1934 short story by Robert E. Howard
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A Witch Shall Be Born

Summary

A Witch Shall Be Born is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Witch Shall Be Born authored Robert E. Howard[3].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's genre is sword and sorcery[5].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's genre is fantasy[6].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born followed The People of the Black Circle[7].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born followed Iron Shadows in the Moon[8].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born followed The Road of the Eagles[9].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born was followed by The Servants of Bit-Yakin[10].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born was followed by The Man-Eaters of Zamboula[11].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born is part of Conan canonical works[12].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's Commons category is recorded as A Witch Shall be Born[13].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born was released on December 1934[16].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's characters is recorded as Conan the Barbarian[17].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's characters is recorded as Taramis[18].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's characters is recorded as Salome[19].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's has edition or translation is recorded as A Witch Shall Be Born[20].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's narrative location is recorded as Khauran[21].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's published in is recorded as Conan the Barbarian[22].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's published in is recorded as Conan the Freebooter[23].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's published in is recorded as Weird Tales[24].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's title is recorded as A Witch Shall be Born[25].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's different from is recorded as A Witch Shall Be Born[26].
  • A Witch Shall Be Born's set in period is recorded as Hyborian Age[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Witch Shall Be Born authored Robert E. Howard[3].

Publication

A Witch Shall Be Born was published on December 1934[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include sword and sorcery[5] and fantasy[6]. It is part of Conan canonical works[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include The People of the Black Circle[7], Iron Shadows in the Moon[8], and The Road of the Eagles[9]. Successors include The Servants of Bit-Yakin[10] and The Man-Eaters of Zamboula[11].

Why It Matters

A Witch Shall Be Born ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

literary work public domain Robert E. Howard United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Freebooter, Weird Tales
    Part of → —
    Copyright status → public domain
    Form of creative work → short story
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 24735, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `A_Witch_Shall_Be_Born`"
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