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Jirel of Joiry

Jirel is the proud, tough, arrogant and beautiful ruler of her own domain, Joiry; somewhere in late medieval France. One Jirel story, “Quest of the Starstone”, states the time period that the story is set in as the year 1500 CE. Her adventures continually involve her in dangerous brushes with the supernatural.
Alias Jirel of Joiry
Real Names/Alt Names Jirel of Joiry
Characteristics Adventurer, Royalty, Swashbuckler, Pulp Characters, Weird Tales Universe, Medieval Age
Creators/Key Contributors C. L. Moore
First Appearance “Black God’s Kiss” in Weird Tales (October 1934)
First Publisher Popular Publications [Internet Archive] [LUM]
Appearance List “Black God’s Kiss” in Weird Tales (October 1934), “Black God’s Shadow” in Weird Tales (December 1934), “Jirel Meets Magic” in Weird Tales (July 1935), “The Dark Land” in Weird Tales (January 1936), “Quest of the Starstone” in Weird Tales (November 1937), with Henry Kuttner, “Hellsgarde” in Weird Tales (April 1939)
Sample Read Weird Tales (Pulp) [Internet Archive]
Description Jirel is the proud, tough, arrogant and beautiful ruler of her own domain, Joiry; somewhere in late medieval France. One Jirel story, “Quest of the Starstone”, states the time period that the story is set in as the year 1500 CE. Her adventures continually involve her in dangerous brushes with the supernatural.
Source Jirel of Joiry – Wikipedia
Weird Tales (Oct 1934) | Margaret Brundage
Weird Tales (Oct 1934) | Margaret Brundage