Zitat von kirchi
Falsch! ist falsch!!
Die Kinodarstellung mit Arnold hat mit dem wendigen Dieb, den Howard bisweilen beschreibt, überhaupt nix zu tun. Mit dem von Hardcorefans gewünschten Kampfgewicht käme Conan nicht mal nen Baum hoch....
Fakt ist: die körperlichen Voraussetzungen des neuen Conan dürften dem ursprünglichen Bild, das Howard vor Augen hatte, eher nahekommen als viele es glauben/wahrhaben wollen....
Lediglich die Fantasycovers der Heyne-Romanreihe, diverse Comics und 2 Filme mit Arnold (und die Fernsehserie mit Möller) haben die Wahrnehmung Richtung Bodybuilder verschoben.
Wikipedia:
Appearance
Conan has "sullen" or "smoldering" blue eyes and a black "square-cut mane". Howard once describes him as having a hairy chest and, while comic book interpretations often portray Conan as wearing a loincloth or other minimalist clothing, Howard describes the character as wearing whatever garb is typical for the land and culture in which Conan finds himself. Though Howard never gave a strict height or weight for Conan in a story, only describing him in loose terms like "giant" and "massive", he did once state that Conan and another of Howard's characters, the crusader Cormac Fitzgeoffrey, were "physical doubles" at 6'2" and 210 lb (188 cm and 95 kg, a description of Howard's own height and weight). In the tales no human is ever described as stronger than Conan, although several are mentioned as taller (such as the strangler Baal-pteor) or of larger bulk. In a letter to P. Schuyler Miller and John D. Clark in 1936 only three months before Howard's death, Conan is described as standing 6 feet (1.8 m) and weighing 180 pounds when he takes part in an attack on Venarium at only 15 years old, though being far from fully grown. Although Conan is muscular, Howard frequently compares his agility and way of moving to that of a panther (see for instance "Jewels of Gwahlur", "Beyond the Black River" or "Rogues in the House"). His skin is frequently characterized as bronzed from constant exposure to the sun. In his younger years, he is often depicted wearing a light chain shirt and a horned helmet, though appearances vary with different artists.