Conan was basically a direct actionist. Such subtlety as he possessed had been acquired through contact with the more devious races. When taken off guard by some unexpected occurrence, he reverted instinctively to type. So now, instead of hiding or slipping away in the opposite direction as the average man might have done, he ran straight down the corridor in the direction of the sound. His sandals made no more sound than the pads of a panther would have made; his eyes were slits, his lips unconsciously asnarl. Panic had momentarily touched his soul at the shock of that unexpected reverberation, and the red rage of the primitive that is wakened by threat of peril, always lurked close to the surface of the Cimmerian .- Robert E. Howard - Jewels of Gwahlur
The below is not an all encompassing breakdown of Hyborian technology mostly from LSdC, but it does give some insight to the advancements of the Hyborians as compared to later medieval societies and perhaps shows just how well Robert E. Howard's world was put together. Here is a small breakdowm of Hyborian Age technology and advancements. These are things such as leatherworks, mining, metallurgy, monuments and architecture, textiles, chemistry and science, arms and armor, ships, rigging and machinery, roads and bridges, fortifications, and more.
