| Author: | Robert E. Howard | ISBN: | 9788381487948 |
| Publisher: | Ktoczyta.pl | Publication: | March 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Ktoczyta.pl | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert E. Howard |
| ISBN: | 9788381487948 |
| Publisher: | Ktoczyta.pl |
| Publication: | March 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Ktoczyta.pl |
| Language: | English |
Once it was called Eski-Hissar, the Old Castle, for it was very ancient even when the first Seljuks swept out of the east, and not even the Arabs, who rebuilt that crumbling pile in the days of Abu Bekr, knew what hands reared those massive bastions among the frowning foothills of the Taurus. Now, since the old keep had become a bandit’s hold, men called it Bab-el-Shaitan, the Gate of the Devil, and with good reason.
Once it was called Eski-Hissar, the Old Castle, for it was very ancient even when the first Seljuks swept out of the east, and not even the Arabs, who rebuilt that crumbling pile in the days of Abu Bekr, knew what hands reared those massive bastions among the frowning foothills of the Taurus. Now, since the old keep had become a bandit’s hold, men called it Bab-el-Shaitan, the Gate of the Devil, and with good reason.
