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+ | '''Gustaf Johansen''' is a fictional character created by [[H. P. Lovecraft]], who makes his first appearance in the 1928 short story "[[The Call of Cthulhu]]". He is a Norwegian sailor "of some intelligence," and the second mate of the ''[[Emma]]'' of Auburn, whose home address was in Oslo's Old Town. He died shortly after his return from the South Pacific in 1925; his papers, found posthumously, provide the only first-hand account of [[Cthulhu]] in Lovecraft's fiction. His report was written in English to spare his wife from learning the horror of Cthulhu. |
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Revision as of 16:35, 16 February 2009
Gustaf Johansen is a fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft, who makes his first appearance in the 1928 short story "The Call of Cthulhu". He is a Norwegian sailor "of some intelligence," and the second mate of the Emma of Auburn, whose home address was in Oslo's Old Town. He died shortly after his return from the South Pacific in 1925; his papers, found posthumously, provide the only first-hand account of Cthulhu in Lovecraft's fiction. His report was written in English to spare his wife from learning the horror of Cthulhu.
Trivia
- Robert M. Price suggests that Johansen's nationality is a tip of the hat to the Kraken, a creature from Norwegian folklore, for helping to inspire Cthulhu.[1]
References
- ↑ Price, "The Other Name of Azathoth".