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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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'''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>
==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, but it appears to have been much like [[Rohan]]; the Variags were a people of riders.


The people of '''Khand''' and of [[Rhûn]] seemed to have been enemies on and off throughout the agesbut 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, but made a peace treaty to unite together against [[Gondor]].
 
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"/>


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.
It is probable that Khand gradually fell under the control of Gondor during the [[Fourth Age]] and was hostile to it no longer.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The meanings of '''Khand''' and '''Variag''' are unknown. These names are probably in the language of the inhabitants of that region.
The meaning of ''Khand'' is unknown, probably it was a word in the language of the inhabitants of that region.{{fact}}
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[[Category:Southern lands]]
[[Category:Mannish realms]]


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Revision as of 14:31, 28 August 2013

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 were called Variags.[2]

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.

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 supplied it with horses, 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 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 after the death of the Witch King. The Variags were eventually driven back by the Knights of Dol Amroth.[2]

It is probable that Khand gradually fell under the control of Gondor during the Fourth Age and was hostile to it no longer.

Etymology

The meaning of Khand is unknown, probably it was a word in the language of the inhabitants of that region.[source?]

References