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[[Image:Anke Eissmann - Falling of the Black Serpent.jpeg|thumb|300px|''Falling of the Black Serpent'' by [[Anke Eissmann]].]] | [[Image:Anke Eissmann - Falling of the Black Serpent.jpeg|thumb|300px|''Falling of the Black Serpent'' by [[Anke Eissmann]].]] | ||
The '''Black Serpent''' was a standard of the [[Haradrim]], and especially the token of a mighty warrior and leader of [[Men]] who fought at the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], and was slain by King [[Théoden]] of [[Rohan]]. It was described as a black serpent upon a [[field (heraldry)|field]] of | The '''Black Serpent''' was a standard of the [[Haradrim]], and especially the token of a mighty warrior and leader of [[Men]] who fought at the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], and was slain by King [[Théoden]] of [[Rohan]]. It was described as a black serpent upon a [[field (heraldry)|field]] of red. |