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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The meaning of ''Khand'' is unknown; it is, along with ''[[mûmak|Mûmak]]'' and ''[[Variag]]'', one of the few known words from the languages of the Men of the East and allies of Sauron.<ref>{{PM|II}}, p. 79.</ref> | The meaning of ''Khand'' is unknown; it is, along with ''[[mûmak|Mûmak]]'' and ''[[Variag]]'', one of the few known words from the languages of the Men of the East and allies of Sauron.<ref>{{PM|II}}, p. 79.</ref> | ||
==External links== | |||
*Map of Khand by Sampsa Rydman at [http://www.lindefirion.net/maps/harnendor.jpg] | |||
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Revision as of 14:37, 28 October 2020
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| Location | South-east of Mordor |
| Type | Region |
| Inhabitants | Variags |
Khand was the name of a land which lay to the south-east of Mordor and to the east of Near Harad.[1] The Men of Khand included the Variags.[2]
History
Little is known about Khand or its people, other than that they were allied to Mordor.
The people of Khand and of Rhûn seemed to have been enemies on and off throughout the ages. The Easterlings known as the Wainriders passed south of Mordor and made an alliance with the men of Khand and of Near Harad. In T.A. 1944 they made a coordinated attack against Gondor.[3][4]
Years later, Variags from Khand joined the forces of Sauron during the War of the Ring.[2]
It is unknown if Khand was ever conquered by the Reunited Kingdom or if they remained independent. It is also unknown if Khand ever warred with the folk of the West after Sauron's demise.
Etymology
The meaning of Khand is unknown; it is, along with Mûmak and Variag, one of the few known words from the languages of the Men of the East and allies of Sauron.[5]
External links
- Map of Khand by Sampsa Rydman at [1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", (i) The Northmen and the Wainriders
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", entry for King Ondoher
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", p. 79.
