Hokmun

Unlike most of the characters of Murcock, who usually live in a different world, Hokmun's habitat is our Earth , but in the distant future, where medieval feudalism came back to the place of technogenic civilization . Accordingly, Hokmun carries a conditionally Western European name and surname, which do not make it possible to rank him among one or another people (although he comes from Germany and is the duke of the city ​​of Cologne ).

Hokmun is described as a typical representative of the white race : he is fair-skinned and blond, of strong build (since he is a warrior). In the first four books of the cycle, he wears in his forehead a precious Black Stone implanted in his skull by Baron Kalan Vitalsky in order to control his brain. Subsequently, Hokmun gets rid of the stone, but a quadrangular scar remains forever in his forehead.

Like most other incarnations of the Eternal Warrior, Hokmun resists his destiny - to be the savior of the world and the protector of humanity. All he wants is peace and quiet, a quiet family life with his wife (Isolda Brass) and children. Having found the eternal city ​​of Tanelorn , where the souls of the heroes rest, Hokmun does not want to stay in it and returns to Earth, saying: "It is enough for me that Tanelorn exists . "

Tetralogy The Runic Staff (1967-1969)

1. “Jewel in the Skull (Black Stone)”, 1967
2. Amulet of the Mad God (Amulet of the Sorcerer), 1968
3. The Sword of Dawn, 1968
4. The Secret of the Runic Staff (Runic Staff), 1969

At the beginning of its history, Hockmun is a captive rebel in London, the capital of Granbretan . The commander-in-chief of the Granbretan forces, Baron Meliadus, has killed his father, and wants to use the depressed, apathetic Hokmun for espionage in the province of Camargue . Meliadus almost succeeds, but Hokmun falls in love with the beautiful Isold Brass, whom he had to abduct, and under her influence becomes the enemy of Granbretania. To survive and defeat Meliadus, he collects powerful artifacts, including the Runic Staff; in this he is helped by the mysterious Warrior in Black and Gold .

The Brass Castle trilogy (1973-1975)

1. "Earl Brass (Brass Castle)", 1973
2. “Defender of the Garatorm”, 1973
3. “In Search of Tanelorn”, 1975

With the help of a time machine, Hokmun is trying to bring back to life his friends who were killed in the war. He succeeds, but he loses his wife and two children. Hokmun is losing his mind, and the only way to save him is moving to another world, where he is embodied in the body of a woman ( Iliana Garatormskaya ). From this begins his wanderings around the worlds, and in the end he finds his wife and children in the eternal city of Tanelorn .

As a secondary character, Hokmun appears in the novel “The Son of the White Wolf” (2006) , the final part of the “Tales of the Albino” trilogy .

Initially, Murcock planned to end with his last novel about Hokmune - “In Search of Tanelorn” (1975) - his entire mega-song about the Eternal Warrior; after a while he changed his mind - he wrote two trilogies, “Second Ether” (1995) and “Tales of the Albino” (2001-2006), which narrate the events in the Multiverse after the history of Hokmun ended.

• The Hokmun Chronicles