[MuscleWomenRBest]

I am James Lawyer of the Nez Perce. I am on the executive board of the Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center, Inc. Recently I have learned that from my Scottish ancestory I am a descentant of Conn of one hundred battles. My qestion is how does Conan relate to Conn of one hundred battles. To let you know I love all muscle women! They are the greatest thing that the creator ever made!!!

[finmaccool]

Howard sort of borrowed the name.
Conn of the Hundred battles was also known as Conan.
Also his son was Art Mac Con. His son was Cormac Mac Art. Cormac Mac Art is another name REH borrowed.
If you are from the southwest, you really shouldn't be surprised at your Gaelic heritage.
Remember, when the Scots Irish came to this country they faced a lot of discrimination in the Northern Cities and Colonies which were settled by Englishmen. They moved into remote areas like Appalachia first, before heading out west. The early pioneers were mostly Irishmen and Scots. They were followed first by German immigrants, and the German and Scots and Irish communities merged together. Later other groups of immigrants came west. After it was settled the English types or Yankees rushed in to make a fast buck.
Ironically, some aspects of Native American religeon are extremely similar to old Gaelic Druid beliefs, not the least of which are holy symbols like the Medicine Wheel/Sunwheel, and even symbols that are similar to Ogham the Celtic version of runes.
Gaelic people and Native Americans intermixed fairly early on in this country too, as they lived side by side. In my area of the country most folks were like my paternal grandmother. She was about half Scottish and half Indian.
A good if funny book about the Celtic influence in the southwest is Bethany Bultman's Redneck Heaven by the way. Check it out.

[Orkin]

So you're actually Conan's offspring? Welcome aboard!

[MuscleWomenRBest]

My Scottish ancestory came to this continent as partners of the Hudson Bay Company. I have always known of my Scottish amcestpry as some branches of the family use the Scottish last name. I will tell you what I have recently learned. There is a saying: "When you sign our songs then we are still alive." The songs that my ancestories sang prior to coming to this continent were songs about about thier ancestor Conn of one hundred battles. I would also like to let you know that I love all muscle women. They are the greatest thing that the creator ever made!!!

[Ironhand]

Do you know any of those songs? Could you show us the lyrics to some of them?

[budgie]

Your Scots ancestry.. whose clan do you hail from MuscleWomenRBest?

I would be interested to hear of your Scots family origin

Budgie

[MuscleWomenRBest]

Noon Nee-Mee-Poo ( I am Nez Perce). Among us Nez Perce the Scottish clan system doesn't have any meaning. I stated that my Scottish ancestory sang songs about their ancestor Conn of one hundred battles. That would then mean that my clan is the Conn clan.

The song is sung:

O! Children of Conn ... remember hardihood.
O! Children of Conn ... be dexterous
O! Children of Conn ... be strong

As analysis I indicated that a "Men's Only" thing was not established. I now also note that in these songs Conn is not revealed as man or woman!! When I was learning these things about my ancestory a startling find was made at an archeaological site in the homeland of
Conn. A skeleton 6 foot tall was uncovered. The individual whose skeleton this was was determined to be extremely muscular, very strong and powerful. The skelton was that of a woman. My thought then as well as today is that this could have been Conn as likely as
anyone else. To let you know I love all muscle women. They are the greatest thing that the creator ever made.

[deuce]

MuscleWomenRBest, on Dec 18 2003, 12:53 PM, said:

I am James Lawyer of the Nez Perce. I am on the executive board of the Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center, Inc. Recently I have learned that from my Scottish ancestory I am a descentant of Conn of one hundred battles. My question is how does Conan relate to Conn of one hundred battles?

Hey James! Robert E. Howard mentioned Conn of the Hundred Battles in The Grey God Passes. Conn was an Irish king. However, he was the high king of Erin several centuries before the Gaels from Ulster settled in Dalriada/Argyle (ie, south-west Scotland). So, it's no surprise that you claim Scottish ancestry AND are descended from an Irish Gaelic king.

[Sermon Bath]

I always felt like Conn in Grey God Passes was actually Conan altered slightly for
the historical tale...like Howard wanted Conan in there although he prob wrote that
story before he wrote the Conans