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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]] | The '''Black Serpent''' was a standard of the [[Haradrim]], and especially the token of a mighty warrior and leader of [[Men]]. It was described as a black serpent upon a [[field (heraldry)|field]] of red. | ||
At the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] the great commander of the Haradrim was called the '''Black Serpent'''. He was slain by King [[Théoden]] of [[Rohan]] just before his death. | |||
[[Category:Haradrim]] | [[Category:Haradrim]] | ||
Revision as of 02:30, 11 January 2007
File:Anke Eissmann - Falling of the Black Serpent.jpeg
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. It was described as a black serpent upon a field of red.
At the Battle of the Pelennor Fields the great commander of the Haradrim was called the Black Serpent. He was slain by King Théoden of Rohan just before his death.
