# Hump — A Cycle of the West character guide

> Hump in A Cycle of the West by John G. Neihardt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hump the Elder

**First appearance:** 0032-vii-beecher-s-island

## Who they are

A Cheyenne warrior who fought at Beecher's Island.

## In the story

### [IX: The Village of Crazy Horse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/ix-the-village-of-crazy-horse)

Mentioned as Hump the Elder, a former mentor to Crazy Horse in his youth, now deceased but whose prowess is remembered in legend.

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