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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]]. The [[Men]] of Khand were called '''[[Variags]]'''.
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Little is known about Khand or its people, but it appears to have been much like [[Rohan]]; the Variags were a people of riders.
'''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>


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]].
==History==
Little is known about Khand or its people, other than that they were allied to Mordor.  


Khand was under the influence of Mordor and supplied it with horses, and twice came into the history of Gondor: first in [[Third Age]] 1944 when the Variags together with the [[Wainriders]] attacked Gondor, and later during the [[War of the Ring]] when they fought at the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. While this is not directly said in the literature, it is probable that Khand gradually fell under the control of Gondor during the [[Fourth Age]] and was hostile to it no longer.
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]]. In {{TA|1944}} it Men together with the [[Wainriders]] attacked Gondor.<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref>


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Years later, Variags from Khand joined the forces of [[Sauron]] during the [[War of the Ring]].<ref name="Pelennor"/>
 
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.<ref>{{PM|II}}, p. 79.</ref>
 
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Revision as of 13:57, 14 December 2016

Khand
Region
General Information
LocationSoutheast of Mordor
TypeRegion
RegionsMay have been many
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, but made a peace treaty to unite together against Gondor. In T.A. 1944 it Men together with the Wainriders attacked Gondor.[3]

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.[4]

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, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", p. 79.
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