Where was CONAN from?

CONAN King of Aquilonia faces defeat after being lured into a trap,

In this stress all the venner of civilazation had faded; it was a barbarian who faced his conquerors. CONAN was a Cimmerian by birth, one of those fierce moody hillmen who dwelt in their gloomy, cloudy land in the north. His saga which led him to the throne of Aquilonia, was the basis for a whole cycle of hero-tales.

From "The Scarlet Citadel"
Page 46. "The Complete Chronicles of CONAN"