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| − | <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">The '''Pnakotic Manuscripts''' (or '''Pnakotic Fragments''') is a fictional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript manuscript] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos Cthulhu Mythos]. The tome was created by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft] and first appeared in his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_story short story] "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris_(short_story) Polaris]" ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_in_literature 1918]). They are mentioned in many of Lovecraft's stories, including ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Mountains_of_Madness At the Mountains of Madness]'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_in_literature 1936]), ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream-Quest_of_Unknown_Kadath The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_in_literature 1926]), "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Gods The Other Gods]" ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_in_literature 1933]), and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Out_of_Time The Shadow Out of Time]'' (1936). The manuscripts are also referred to by other mythos authors, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Carter Lin Carter] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lumley Brian Lumley].</p> |
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| + | |also known as = Pnakotic Fragments |
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| + | |author = The [[Great Race of Yith]] |
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| + | |country = Yith |
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| + | |translation(s) = {{HPL}}: "[[The Horror in the Museum]]" |
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| + | *English, Unknown Author, 15th Century |
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| + | {{EXP}}: “[[The Encyclopaedia Cthulhiana]]” |
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| + | *Pnakotica, Greek |
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| + | |genre(s) = Occult |
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| + | |media type = Manuscripts gathered into Books |
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| + | |first = *{{HPL}}: [[Polaris]] |
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| + | |appearances = *{{HPL}}: [[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]] |
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| + | *{{HPL}}: [[The Other Gods]] |
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| + | *{{HPL}}: [[At the Mountains of Madness]] |
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| + | *{{HPL}}: [[The Shadow Out of Time]] |
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| + | |created by = [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]] |
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| + | }} |
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| + | The '''''Pnakotic Manuscripts''''' (or '''''Pnakotic Fragments''''') is a [[grimoire]] created originally by the [[Great Race of Yith]] and kept in their library-city of [[Pnakotus]] before being moved to frozen Lomar and the [[Dreamlands]]. |
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| + | ==Contents== |
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| + | The ~1,011 (MXI) ''Pnakotic Fragments'' make up several books that include: |
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| + | *The "pre-Pleistocene" records of the Great Race, they were later added to by the prehuman worshippers of [[Tsathoggua]] (the [[Voormis]]) and then by the Pnakotic Brotherhood, right up to the flight from [[Lomar]], when copies were carried into the Dreamland, among other places. Each generation of the Brothers added to the text. |
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| + | *The eighth fragment deals with [[Rhan-Tegoth]]. ({{HPL}}: "[[The Horror in the Museum]]") In the 15th Century the one public translation (into English) was made by an unknown author. This "pirate" version is known only as five bound manuscripts held by major libraries in Europe and America. |
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| + | *The story of Sansu who climbed the mountain [[Hatheg-Kla]] when the world was young but found nothing ({{HPL}}: [[The Other Gods]]). |
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| + | *An Untranslatable section containing the symbol found carved atop Hatheg-Kla after the dissapearance of Barzai the Wise ({{HPL}}: [[The Other Gods]]). |
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| + | ==Appearances in other fiction== |
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| + | There is a copy in the collection of the [[Library of St John the Beheaded]]. ({{ADJ}}: ''Doctor Who'', Millennial Rites) |
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| + | ==Behind the Mythos== |
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| + | The ''Pnakotic Manuscripts'' were the first fictional grimoire created by [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]], even before mentions of the Necronomicon. It was extensively expanded upon by [[Lin Carter]], who wrote a couple of "chapters" from the work; [[Chaosium]] has also added data. |
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Revision as of 04:43, 27 February 2022
The Pnakotic Manuscripts (or Pnakotic Fragments) is a grimoire created originally by the Great Race of Yith and kept in their library-city of Pnakotus before being moved to frozen Lomar and the Dreamlands.
Contents
The ~1,011 (MXI) Pnakotic Fragments make up several books that include:
- The "pre-Pleistocene" records of the Great Race, they were later added to by the prehuman worshippers of Tsathoggua (the Voormis) and then by the Pnakotic Brotherhood, right up to the flight from Lomar, when copies were carried into the Dreamland, among other places. Each generation of the Brothers added to the text.
- The eighth fragment deals with Rhan-Tegoth. (HPL: "The Horror in the Museum") In the 15th Century the one public translation (into English) was made by an unknown author. This "pirate" version is known only as five bound manuscripts held by major libraries in Europe and America.
- The story of Sansu who climbed the mountain Hatheg-Kla when the world was young but found nothing (HPL: The Other Gods).
- An Untranslatable section containing the symbol found carved atop Hatheg-Kla after the dissapearance of Barzai the Wise (HPL: The Other Gods).
Appearances in other fiction
There is a copy in the collection of the Library of St John the Beheaded. (ADJ: Doctor Who, Millennial Rites)
Behind the Mythos
The Pnakotic Manuscripts were the first fictional grimoire created by H. P. Lovecraft, even before mentions of the Necronomicon. It was extensively expanded upon by Lin Carter, who wrote a couple of "chapters" from the work; Chaosium has also added data.