Khand warriors

part of my weekly tolkien sketchblog.

An attempt at the Variags, for whom, based on their location, I imagine a rather persian/mughal indian style; all fine chainmail interwoven with engraved plates (also a debt to john howe for the many-horned helmet) a bit more ornate and exotic than the Haradrim [link]

I was not quite certain as to whether or not the people of Khand would have fought on Horseback, they receive only very brief mention in the Lord of the Rings, though they are said to contribute horses to Mordor, so I suppose these guys could be horsemen, and in any case I prefer to think of areas like Rhun, Harad and Khand not as isolated kingdoms with perfectly uniform armies, but rather as vast lands with a wide array of peoples and empires.

see also: Easterling [link]