History Literature / TheShadowOfTheVulture

* AnimalMotifs: Oglu wears a dark costume with a pair of vulture wings that fell across the floor.

* BeenThereShapedHistory: Gottfried is accidentally responsible for [[spoiler:making the Ottomans withdraw from Vienna under siege when he goes a drunken sally on the Ottoman camp after arguing with Sonya, thus accidentally foiling a nighttime surprise attack on the walls of Vienna]].

* HistoricalCharactersFictionalRelative: Red Sonya of Rogatano is the sister of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrem_Sultan Roxelana]], the chief consort and legal wife of the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

''The Shadow of the Vulture'' is a HistoricalFiction short story written by Creator/RobertEHoward, the creator of ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'', and published in 1934 for ''The Magic Carpet Magazine''.

It takes place during the Ottoman incursions into Europe in the 16th Century (specifically between the Battle of Mohács and the first Siege of Vienna) and revolves around [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsHospitallers Knight of St. John]] Gottfried von Kalmbach and female swashbuckler Red Sonya of Rogatino, who strike up a partnership after surviving the fall of Mohács and trying to escape from the feared Turkish commander Mikhal Oglu, also known as the Vulture, sent by the Sultan to bring him Gottfried's head.

!! ''The Shadow of the Vulture'' provides examples of:

* BeenThereShapedHistory: Gottfried is accidentally responsible for [[spoiler:making the Ottomans withdraw from Vienna under siege when he goes an druken tirade after arguing with Sonya]].

* ClassicalAntiHero: Gottfried. He is a disgraced knight who spends much of his time drunk, needs his ass being saved by the resident ActionGirl and the plot only happens because of something that happened in the heat of the previous battle. Nevertheless, [[spoiler:he manages to save Vienna, albeit completely by accident]].

* TheDreaded: Oglu whose very name was a shuddering watchword of horror to all western Asia.

It takes place during the Ottoman incursions into Europe in the 16th Century (specifically between the Battle of Mohács and the first Siege of Vienna) and revolves around [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsHospitallers Knight of St. John]] Gottfried von Kalmbach and female swashbuckler Red Sonya of Rogatino, who strike up a partnership after surviving the fall of Mohács and trying to escape from the feared Tartar warrior Mikhal Oglu, also known as the Vulture, sent by the Sultan to bring him Gottfried's head.

Sonya is notable for serving as the blueprint for ComicBook/RedSonja, who was created by Roy Thomas for the ''Conan'' comics. She debuted in the 1973 Marvel-published ''ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian'' issue #23 which [[WholePlotReference adapted]] ''The Shadow of the Vulture'' and setting in Hyboria instead of our Earth, with Vienna being replaced by the city of Makkalet, Gottfried replaced by Conan, Sonya by Red Sonja, Suleyman by Yezdigerd the Turanian Emperor. Mikhal is the only one left unchanged except he is Turanian rather than Tatar.

!!''The Shadow of the Vulture'' provides examples of:

* HordesFromTheEast: Oglu and his men are Tartars in origin. TruthInTelevision since the Ottoman Empire employed them as vassals like the Crimean Khanate.
* TheLadette: Sonya, who "drinks the strongest head under the table and outswears a Spaniard". A German knight snarks that if the Tartars had kidnapped and taken her to Suleyman's RoyalHarem, he'd almost pity the Sultan for [[HenpeckedHusband having to handle her]].

* TheLadette: Sonya is said to "drinks the strongest head under the table and outswears a Spaniard". An German knight snarks that if the Tartars had kidnapped and taken her to Suleyman's RoyalHarem, he'd almost pity the Sultan for [[HenpeckedHusband having to handle her]].

It takes place during the Ottoman incursions into Europe in the 16th Century (specifically between the Battle of Mohács and the first Siege of Vienna) and revolves around [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsHospitallers Knight of St. John]] Gottfried von Kalmbach and female swashbuckler Red Sonya of Rogatino, who strike up a partnership after surviving the fall of Mohács and trying to survive the feared Tartar warrior Mikhal Oglu, also known as the Vulture, sent by the Sultan to bring him Gottfried's head.

* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Gottfried completely sabotages the siege on Vienna by charging into a completely druken stupor against the sneaking Turks]].

Sonya is notable for serving as the blueprint for ComicBook/RedSonja, who was created by Roy Thomas for the ''Conan'' comics. The story itself was later [[WholePlotReference adapted]] in the 1973 Marvel-published ''ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian'' issue #23, where the story takes place in Hyboria with Vienna being replaced by the city of Makkalet, Gottfried replaced by Conan, Sonya by Red Sonja, Suleyman by Yezdigerd the Turanian Emperor. Mikhal is the only one left unchanged except he is Turanian rather than Tatar.

* DisproportionateRetribution: The reason why Suleyman sends Oglu to pursue and kill Gottfried: the knight managed to bash him on the head and he wants payback.

* CainAndAbel: Red Sonya's sister is none other than the Sultan's favorite concubine Roxelana (also known as Hurrem Sultan). While Roxelana is supposed to be the evil one due to being the BigBad's DarkMistress, we never really see how she feels about her sister, while Sonya refers to her in a very insulting way everytime she talks about her and they are in the opposite sides of the war.

[[caption-width-right:300:Looking for Franchise/{{Conan|The Barbarian}}, a ChainmailBikini or the Hyborian Age? [[AdaptationDecay You're in the wrong place.]]]]

It takes place during the Ottoman incursions into Europe in the 16th Century (specifically between the Battle of Mohács and the first Siege of Vienna) and revolves around [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsHospitallers Hospitaller knight]] Gottfried von Kalmbach and female swashbuckler Red Sonya of Rogatino, who strike up a partnership after surviving the fall of Mohács and trying to survive the feared Tartar warrior Mikhal Oglu, also known as the Vulture, sent by the Sultan to bring him Gottfried's head.

It takes place during the Ottoman incursions into Europe in the 16th Century (specifically between the Battle of Mohács and the first Siege of Vienna) and revolves around [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsHospitaller Hospitaller knight]] Gottfried von Kalmbach and female swashbuckler Red Sonya of Rogatino, who strike up a partnership after surviving the fall of Mohács and trying to survive the feared Tartar warrior Mikhal Oglu, also known as the Vulture, sent by the Sultan to bring him Gottfried's head.

It takes place during the Ottoman incursions into Europe in the 16th Century (specifically between the Battle of Mohács and the first Siege of Vienna) and revolves around Hospitalier knight Gottfried von Kalmbach and female swashbuckler Red Sonya of Rogatino, who strike up a partnership after surviving the fall of Mohács and trying to survive the feared Tartar warrior Mikhal Oglu, also known as the Vulture, sent by the Sultan to bring him Gottfried's head.

Sonya is notable for serving as the blueprint for ComicBook/RedSonja, who was created by Roy Thomas for the ''Conan'' comics. The story itself was later adapted in the 1973 Marvel-published ''ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian'' issue #23, where the story takes place in Hyboria with Vienna being replaced by the city of Makkalet, Gottfried replaced by Conan, Sonya by Red Sonja, Suleyman by Yezdigerd the Turanian Emperor. while Mikhal is the only one left unchanged except he is Turanian rather than Tatar.

* CainAndAbel: Red Sonya's sister is none other than the Sultan's favorite concubine Roxelana (also known as Hurrem Sultan). Sonya refers to her sister in a very insulting way everytime she talks about her and they are in the opposite sides of the war.
-->'''Gottfried''': "Why did you wish for the Sultana Roxelana for a target, my girl?"
-->'''Sonya''': "Because she's my sister, the slut!"

* TheLadette: Sonya is said to "drinks the strongest head under the table and outswears a Spaniard". An German knight snarks that if the Tartars had kidnapped and taken her to Suleyman's harem, he'd almost pity the Sultan for [[HenpeckedHusband having to handle her]].

* TheCavalierYears: The very start of them, in the 16th century.
* CoDragons: Ibrahim and Oglu to Suleyman. The former serves as his grand vizier and adviser while the latter is his muscled enforcer.

[[caption-width-right:300:Looking for Conan, a ChainmailBikini or the Hyborian Age? [[AdaptationDecay You're in the wrong place.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:300:Looking for Conan, a ChainmailBikini or the Hyborian Age? You're in the wrong place.]]

* ActionGirl: Sonya is an skilled adventurer and musketeer who saves Gottfried's life several points during the story.

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''The Shadow of the Vulture'' is a HistoricalFiction short story written by Creator/RobertEHoward, the creator of ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'' and Published in 1934 for ''The Magic Carpet Magazine''.

''The Shadow of the Vulture'' is a HistoricalFiction short story written by Creator/RobertEHoward, the creator of ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian''. Published in 1934 for ''The Magic Carpet Magazine'', it takes place during the Ottoman incursions into Europe in the 16th Century (specifically between the Battle of Mohács and the first Siege of Vienna) and revolves around Hospitalier knight Gottfried von Kalmbach and female swashbuckler Red Sonya of Rogatino, who strike up a partnership after surviving the fall of Mohács and trying to survive the feared Tartar warrior Mikhal Oglu, also known as the Vulture, sent by the Sultan to bring him Gottfried's head. Sonya is notable for serving as the blueprint for ComicBook/RedSonja, who was created by Roy Thomas for the ''Conan'' comics. The story itself was later adapted in 1973 Marvel-published ''ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian'' issue #23, where the story takes place in Hyboria with Vienna being replaced by the city of Makkalet, Gottfried replaced by Conan, Sonya by Red Sonja, Suleyman by Yezdigerd the Turanian Emperor. while Mikhal is the only one left unchanged except he is Turanian rather than Tatar.

''The Shadow of the Vulture'' is a HistoricalFiction short story written by Creator/RobertEHoward, the creator of ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian''. Published in 1934 for ''The Magic Carpet Magazine'', it takes place during the Ottoman incursions into Europe in the 16th Century (specifically between the Battle of Mohács and the first Siege of Vienna) and revolves around Hospitalier knight Gottfried von Kalmbach and female swashbuckler Red Sonya of Rogatino, who strike up a partnership after surviving the fall of Mohács and trying to survive the feared Tartar warrior Mikhal Oglu, also known as the Vulture, sent by the Sultan to bring him Gottfried's head. Sonya is notable for serving as the blueprint for ComicBook/RedSonja, who was created by Roy Thomas for the ''Conan'' comics.

* HordesFromTheEast: Oglu and his men are Tartars in origin. TruthInTelevision since the Ottoman Empire employed them as vassals such as the Crimean Khanate.

->'''Gottfried''': "Why did you wish for the Sultana Roxelana for a target, my girl?"
->'''Sonya''': "Because she's my sister, the slut!"

* TheAlcoholic: Gottfried is a drunk and is introduced in the narrative completely hammered out of his mind.

* TheLadette: Sonya is said to "drinks the strongest head under the table and outswears a Spaniard". An German knight snarks that if the Tartars had kidnapped her and taken to Suleyman's harem, he'd almost pity the Sultan for having to handle her.