Talk:Mordec

"In Harry Turtledove's Conan of Venarium, Conan's father seems to be depicted within canonical parameters, but has his name inexplicably changed to Mordec."

Actually, the explanation is quite simple: Robert E. Howard never supplied Conan's father with a name. "Corin" is a later addition to the canon by someone other than Howard. The Conan Wiki article doesn't even say where.

If HT was basing his work on Howard and nothing else, then he was quite free to name the father whatever he wanted.

Moreover, the only time Conan refers to his father is in The House of the Dragon, when Conan simply says his father is a blacksmith. Mordec is therefore an HT creation in many ways. For this reason, I propose we retitle the page "Mordec" and include a literary note. In the alternative, retitle "Conan's Father" and edit the intro section on Corin vs. Mordec. TR (talk) 21:10, September 5, 2018 (UTC)