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'''Khand''' was the name of a land which lay to the south-east of [[Mordor]] and to the east of [[Near Harad]].<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> The [[Men]] of Khand were called [[Variags]].<ref name="Pelennor">{{RK|V6}}</ref>
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'''Khand''' was the name of a land which lay to the south-east of [[Mordor]] and to the east of [[Near Harad]].<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> The [[Men]] of Khand included the [[Variags]].<ref name="Pelennor">{{RK|V6}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Little is known about Khand or its people, but it appears to have been much like [[Rohan]]; the Variags were a people of riders.
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, but made a peace treaty to unite together against [[Gondor]].
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 {{TA|1944}} they made a coordinated attack against [[Gondor]].<ref>{{UT|Northmen}}</ref><ref>{{App|Gondor}}, entry for King Ondoher</ref>


Khand was under the influence of Mordor and supplied it with horses, and twice came into the history of Gondor: first in {{TA|1944}} when the Variags together with the [[Wainriders]] attacked Gondor,<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref> and later during the [[War of the Ring]] when they fought at the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. They were held in reserve in [[Osgiliath]] and were sent onto the battlefield by [[Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)|Gothmog]] after the death of the [[Witch King]]. The Variags were eventually driven back by the Knights of [[Dol Amroth]].<ref name="Pelennor"/>
Years later, Variags from Khand joined the forces of [[Sauron]] during the [[War of the Ring]].<ref name="Pelennor"/>


It is probable that Khand gradually fell under the control of Gondor during the [[Fourth Age]] and was hostile to it no longer.
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==
==Etymology==
The meaning of ''Khand'' is unknown, probably it was a word in the language of the inhabitants of that region.{{fact}}
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|Languages}}, carbon copy of typescript F4, 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 12:43, 16 October 2021

Khand
Region
Stephen Raw - Middle-earth map (4 of 4).png
Map of Khand and neighbouring regions
General Information
LocationSouth-east of Mordor
TypeRegion
InhabitantsVariags

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

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
  3. ↑ 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"
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", entry for King Ondoher
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", carbon copy of typescript F4, p. 79.
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