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The meaning of ''Khand'' is unknown, | The meaning of ''Khand'' is unknown; it is, beside ''[[mûmak]]'' and ''[[Variag]]'', one of the few known words from the languages of the Men of the East.<ref>{{PM|II}}, p. 79.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 5 May 2016
| Khand | |
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| General Information | |
| Location | Southeast of Mordor |
| Type | Region |
| Regions | May have been many |
| 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 were called Variags.[2]
History
Little is known about Khand or its people, other than that they were called Variags and 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.
Khand was under the influence of Mordor, and twice came into the history of Gondor: first in T.A. 1944 when the Variags together with the Wainriders attacked Gondor,[3] and later 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, beside mûmak and Variag, one of the few known words from the languages of the Men of the East.[4]
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, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", p. 79.
