Solomon Kane: giving the devil his due

“Once in 1640” by Dominik Bartsch is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

 

The film incarnation of Solomon Kane is a man with a past, a sinner looking for redemption. But did he really sell his soul to the devil?

Solomon Kane: clothes maketh the man

Clothes can say a lot about the person who wears them, and in Solomon Kane’s England there were even laws dictating what a person could wear. But how does our puritan hero choose to dress, and why?

Solomon Kane: the early years

Solomon Kane: a landless wanderer, a man of Devon. But who was he, really?

Solomon Kane: executioner or torturer?

Solomon Kane: bringer of swift, clean justice to those who deserve it. But is it as simple as that?

Solomon Kane: the puritan in love

Pirate flag of Thomas Nichols by RootOfAllLight, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Solomon Kane: a fighter, a lover … or both?

Solomon Kane: a chronological conundrum

Unravelling the tangled timeline of Solomon Kane's adventures.

Solomon Kane: good with small children and animals

Solomon Kane: avenger of women who've been wronged, men who've been murdered... and small fluffy animals?

Solomon L. Kane

Robert E. Howard's story 'Red Shadows' introduces the character of Solomon L. Kane.  But what does that mysterious middle initial stand for?