The first version of this story was rewritten by Howard as a non-Conan story titled “The Frost-King’s Daughter” and originally published as “Gods of the North” in Fantasy Fan Volume 1 #7, March 1934.

Howard’s original typescript was rewritten by L. Sprague De Camp and first published in The Coming of Conan (Gnome Press, 1953).

Howard’s original version was first published in Rogues in the House, Donald M. Grant, 1976.