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The Doom That Came to Sarnath

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The lyrics include many obvious references to "The Doom That Came to Sarnath", such as having "Doom doom doom" backing the chorus as well as this particular part of the song's lyrics: "I will gouge, The sigil of Doom, Even if it takes 1000 years'" which directly reference the story, where it is said
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After this, some of the survivors reported seeing the long-dead inhabitants of Ib peering from the windows of the city's towers instead of the king and his retinue, while others refused to say exactly what they had seen. Those who returned saw nothing of those unlucky enough to be left behind; only
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The citizens of Sarnath killed all the creatures inhabiting Ib, destroyed the city, and took their idol as a trophy, placing it in Sarnath's main temple. The next night, the idol mysteriously vanished, and Taran-Ish, the high-priest of Sarnath, was found dead. Before dying, he had scrawled a single
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One thousand years later, Sarnath was at the zenith of both its power and decadence. Nobles from distant cities were invited to the feast in honor of Ib's destruction. That night, however, the revelry was disrupted by strange lights over the lake, heavy greenish mists, and the tidal marker, the
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But the settlers were not alone. Not far from Sarnath was the ancient grey-stone city of Ib, inhabited by a queer race who had descended from the Moon. Lovecraft described them as "in hue as green as the lake and the mists that rise above it.... They had bulging eyes, pouting, flabby lips, and
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on the story can be seen in the reference to a throne "wrought of one piece of ivory, though no man lives who knows whence so vast a piece could have come", which evokes the gate "carved out of one solid piece" of ivory in Dunsany's
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prowess. Craving more land, a group of these hardy people migrated to the shores of a lonely and vast lake at the heart of Mnar, founding the city of Sarnath.
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is a chapter which includes delegations from Sarnath and Ib to discuss the matter in front of King Kurates just before the 10 centuries are over.
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people colonized the banks of the river Ai, in a land called Mnar, forming the cities of Thraa, Ilarnek, and Kadatheron (not to be confused with
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empty marsh, many water lizards, and most disturbingly, the missing idol. Ever since then, Bokrug remained the chief god in the land of Mnar.
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that it took 1000 years for Ib's vengeance to be fulfilled. The sigil of Doom is another plot element included in these lyrics, as well.
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with various elements of the Cthulhu mythos, and takes its name from "The Doom that Came to Sarnath".
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is also the title of a collection of short stories by Lovecraft, first published in February
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granite pillar Akurion, was mostly submerged. Soon, many visitors fled, maddened by fear.
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first taught— Lovecraft said that he thought he invented the name independently.
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curious ears, and were without voices." These beings worshipped a strange god known as
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Lovecraft, Howard P. (1986) . "The Doom That Came to Sarnath". In S. T. Joshi (ed.).
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is described as "a megalopolis ranking with such whispered prehuman blasphemies as
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In Ron Lundeen's roleplaying adventure "Dreams of the Yellow King" for the game
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the players have the chance to witness the destruction of the city of Sarnath.
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In the "Horror on the Orient Express" campaign of the roleplaying game
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Horror on the Orient Express 2nd edition - Book 2 - Through the Alps
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According to the tale, more than 10,000 years ago, a race of
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Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
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is a historical city in India —the place where
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The Doom that Came to Sarnath
Short story
H. P. Lovecraft

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Fantasy
short story
H. P. Lovecraft
Dream Cycle
shepherd
Kadath
mercantile
Bokrug
Lord Dunsany
Idle Days on the Yann
Sarnath
Buddha
The Quest of Iranon
The Nameless City
At the Mountains of Madness
Elder Things
Valusia
R'lyeh
the Nameless City
Lin Carter
Mike Mignola
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Elseworlds
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