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  Harad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harad's tribes were divided — at least in the minds of the men of northwestern Middle-earth — into those of Near and Far Harad, although there were many tribes of the Haradrim, often mutually hostile.
The lands in Near Harad stretch from Umbar to Khand, and include the ruins of Pàzghar, and the towers of Vàrnakh and Kàrush.
Along the lands of Far Harad lies the city of Azhàhar, the ruins of Kàrna, the Mountain-Fortress of Hidàr and Wood-Fortress of Badharkàn.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harad   (559 words)

  
 Harad and the Haradrim
On the west, Harad was bounded by the Bay of Belfalas and the Sea.
In 2758, three fleets from Umbar and Harad attacked Gondor along the southern coast and on the west coast as far north as the River Isen.
Harad was called the Sunlands by the Hobbits of the Shire because of the warm, sunny climate.
www.tuckborough.net /harad.html   (3004 words)

  
 Harad - The Lord of the Rings Wiki
Harad's tribes were divided - at least in the minds of the men of northwestern Middle-earth - into those of Near and Far Harad, although there were many tribes of the Haradrim, often mutually hostile.
In Far Harad lived the gigantic mammoth-like animals known as Oliphaunts, which were used by the Haradrim as moving war towers.
Near Harad later formed an alliance - or maybe even a coalition of some sort - with the Corsairs of Umbar, and was involved in a series of continual battles with Gondor over South Gondor or Harondor.
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 MERP 3800 Far Harad, the Scorched Land   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Far to the south of the warring realms of Gondor and Mordor, lies an area of harsh winds and blazing sun known to its inhabitants Bozisha-Miraz.
Far to the South of the warring realms of Gondor and Mordor, encompassing the lower half of the great desert of Haradwaith lies an area of harsh winds and blazing sun known to its inhabitants as Bozisha-Miraz.
The land of Far Harad is mostly taken up by the broad deserts of Haradwaith.
www.ob1knorrb.com /ICE_Products/M1/M1_3800_FarHarad.shtml   (715 words)

  
 GW Online : The Lord of The Rings : Harad : Who Are the Haradrim?
In the north, Harad is often thought to be a barren and desolate place, and so much of it is, yet some of it has beauty enough to challenge the more verdant realms of the world.
As such, Harad’s folk have grown accustomed to dwelling within the varied environs of their land, from the great sandy reaches of the Nafarat to the dense forests about the ancient city of Karna.
In the late years of the Third Age, the folk of Harad have reverted once more to the tribal ways of their distant past for, left to their own devices, it is the nature of the Haradrim to form small tribal communities where the only law is the will of their chieftain.
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 Arda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To the south were the Hither Lands including Harad, though "Harad" means "South" and while properly used for the region immediately south of Gondor and Mordor was often loosely used to refer to every land to the south.
There were many stretches of sun-scorched desert in Near Harad, but there was supposedly a jungle beyond it which few had ever ventured to, from which the great Oliphaunts were found.
It is said that the Blue Wizards went far into the east of Rhûn and beyond to stir up rebellions against Sauron in the lands he held sway over, though the tales of these struggles never reached the west in detail.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arda   (985 words)

  
 Harad
The Near and Far Harad, South and South-East of Gondor and Harondor, South of Mordor and West of Khand.
The Northern border of Harad was river Harnen and the South-Western Ephel Dúath.
In generally is Harad, Far Harad and Umbar called Haradwaith (Sutherland.) and belongs to the landmass called the Hither Lands which is stretching far down below the equator of the world between Belegaer and the Inner Sea.
www.annalsofarda.dk /annals-of-arda/places-index/places-me/Harad.htm   (151 words)

  
 TolkienWiki: Harad
During Sauron's many wars, the brown-skinned men of Near Harad and the fl-skinned men of Far Harad often came to fight for the Ring Lord against the Dúnedain.
The land itself was vast and hot with great deserts and forests stretching far into the unchartered lands in the south of Middle-earth.
One of the greatest ports of Harad was Umbar, the home of the sea-going Haradrim, known as the Corsairs of Umbar.
www.thetolkienwiki.org /wiki.cgi?Harad   (137 words)

  
 Guide H
During Sauron's many wars, the brown-skinned men of Near Harad and the fl skinned men of Far Harad often came to fight for the Ring Lord against the Dunedain.
Harad, meaning 'south' in Elvish, was also called the Sunlands, Sutherland and Haradwaith.
One of the greatest ports of Harad was Umbar, the home of those sea-going Haradrim, known as the Corsairs of Umbar.
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 The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - The Simian Shadow of Far Harad
The stars were strange in Far Harad, and the Moon rode higher on his courses through the sky above that far south land, and the Sun was not kindly to the dry sands beneath her chariot by day.
She had traveled long and far from her lands, and found herself wandering the barren deserts of Far Harad, far, far away from the grounds where her family had been slaughtered by those cruel, bright haired folk.
He was far to her left, and as she attempted to dart out of the hole, six men with spears suddenly blocked it off.
forum.barrowdowns.com /showthread.php?t=5696   (7510 words)

  
 Middle Earth Returns - Home
A long time ago this land was Harads but when the Numenorien come with there ships it was taken from them.
Far Harad were fl skinned, with fl hair and dark eyes.
Khand was the name of a land which lay to the south-east of Mordor and to the east of Near Harad.
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 Arda - The Lord of the Rings Wiki
Near Harad and Far Harad probably corresponded to North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, respectively.
There were many stretches of sun-scorched desert in Near Harad, but like Africa there was supposedly a jungle beyond it which few had ever ventured to, from which the great Oliphaunts were found.
It is said that the Blue Wizards went far into the east of Rhun and beyond to stir up rebellions against Sauron in the lands he held sway over, though the tales of these struggles never reached the west in detail.
lotr.wikia.com /wiki/Arda   (1246 words)

  
 Swords For Hire
In the far east of Eriador are the Weather Hills, the Midgewater marshes and the Trollshaws.
Lâci was born a Sagath, a member of one of the nomadic tribes of Easterlings that dwelt to the west of the Sea of Rhûn.
As his skills and reputation grew, Taurolor would often be sent on single patrols, ranging from Rivendell as far north as the southern borders of Angmar, in search of information on the movement and aims of the followers of the Witch-king.
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 Minas Tirith Forums: What is the origin of Hobbits?
Far Harad is South of the Shire thus WEST of our maps...
Since they were never touched by anythink of Melkor or Sauron they were pure as far as the evil of their works were concerned and therefore were able to finally destroy it.
The dwindling of the Dúnedain [in stature] was not a normal tendency, shared by peoples whose proper home was Middle-earth; but due to the loss of their ancient land far in the West, nearest of all mortal lands to the Undying Realm.
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 Shades of Night -- www.kierun.org
The near Harad is dominated by the Corsairs of Umbar.
Further south, in the Far Harad, there are many nomadic tribes of men and some city-states, remnant of Numenor, that do trade with the ships of Gondor and Lindon mainly in exotic goods, spice and silks.
As far as I know Tolkien never addressed what sort of money there was in Middle Earth -- There is mention of silver pennies to buy a poney but that is about it.
www.kierun.org /shades   (2684 words)

  
 THE FAIRER SEX
However, the unthinkable was surmounted because the men of Far Harad were marching into Minas Tirith, led by their own king and queen, a guard of escorts a hundred strong.
The Far Harad were cavalrymen by nature and as they rode through the streets of the White City, their weapons of spikes and scimitars were held close.
During the arrangement of this historic meeting, the king of Far Harad was most insistent that he enter the White City with his personal guard at his side.
www.ans.com.au /~gsuter/Fair2.htm   (9244 words)

  
 THE EASTERLING
As far as she knew, Melia knew little of Mirkwood other than its existence and for her to attempt to journey through its forests with little knowledge of what awaited her there was sheer recklessness.
"This is far sooner then I would have liked," Aragorn sighed, his heart heavy as he stood before Legolas at the edge of the river where the boat that the Prince and Melia would use for their journey down the Anduin was moored and waiting.
The people of Far Harad seemed to define their worth by their ability to wage battle and if the restrictions placed on women were as bad as she claimed, then he would be poorly behaved indeed to expect her to do womanly duties because of her gender.
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 The Lord of the Rings: The Fourth Age - RPG Chat
For within Moria was a fortress that had been reoccupied aside from that of the Old, the Ruby Fortress was centered upon a hill under the mountain, it was called Ruby Fortress seemingly for no apparent reason, for no rubies or other precious gems had been found on the hill nor inside of it.
Wailing out in the howls of anguish and loss as the dwarves chased them a little ways away before raising their axes in triumph and let out a combined yell that could almost be heard from outside the farthest gates of Moria and shaking the very foundations of the mountain itself.
This had been far from the lands of Rohan and what had brought him out this far was his own childishness for the remedy for itchy feet.
forums.rpgchat.com /showthread.php?t=57399&page=3   (11459 words)

  
 The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - An Audience With The King -- Discussion Thread
For Harad, the War of the Rings wasn't a matter of supporting "Sauron" or "Evil." It was a vendetta against Gondor, whom they'd fought for thousands of years.
Harad is a combination of the southern tribal culture of the men who did not serve the Noldor when they came to ME, and (whether they like it or no) the culture of old Numenor.
There is an ancient distrust of the western elves and their power, a superstition passed down from the time of the second breaking, a rumor as it were that the elves of the 'otherworld' and their bright jewels brought cataclysm upon the world.
forum.barrowdowns.com /archive/index.php/t-5769   (18940 words)

  
 Mithreye   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Perhaps it was best to leave Harad, but Mithreye was quite convinced she could never manage it.
Mithreye didn’t fear anything from him, but she couldn’t help warily wondering why they were walking so far.
Perhaps she was uncertain of her feelings about leaving for Gondor—but whatever Guern might say, she would not be convinced to travel with him, much less commit to anything higher.
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 MERP 8012 Warlords of the Desert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This supplement is set in Far Harad's principal seaport, a city teeming with exotic travelers from caravan routes.
In the bustling streets of Bozisha-Dar, foreigners suffer at the hands of pickpockets, swindlers, and servants of the Dark Lord.
In the Sevet Kovina, the Festival Quarter, traders and rouges from dozens of lands jostle shoulders amidst the revelry.
www.ob1knorrb.com /ICE_Products/M1/M1_8012_Warlords_Desert.shtml   (282 words)

  
 Eryn Carantaur
But in the event, I couldn't get the roc far enough inland to reach them, so she had to take Valandil instead, and Wilawen just happened to be chained to him.
Legolas was going to be bought by a sea captain, and he and Eowyn were going to sail around Far Harad having exotic adventures.
But then Hentmirë clapped her hands in delight at the sight of Legolas, and I couldn't bear for her to be disappointed.
www.eryn-carantaur.com /sjhtml/References_strange.html   (5207 words)

  
 Hannibal Movie - History Forum
Now there are two parts; Near Harad and Far Harad.
Near Harad, the people are dark-skinned(like Carthage) but looked as brown skinned.
Think of it this way, Near Harad is very Northern Africa and Far Harad is everything below.
www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=3056   (1577 words)

  
 Middle Earth Role Playing (MERP) Campaign Settings - Krakow RPGs
The second, and far greater was the shadow that came from the land of Angmar.
They command the thriving trade routes of Greater Harad, a fertile riverine domain tucked between the harsh desert and the daunting spires of the Yellow Mountains.
Seek your fortune in the lands of Greater Harad where merchant-lords dominate the roads and sinister tyrant enthroned in Tul Isra rules the once independent cities.
www.waynesbooks.com /MERPCampaignSettings.html   (6605 words)

  
 SPRAN: Society for the Promotion of the Realisation of America's Non-existence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
As I am sure you have noticed, Far Harad corresponds to Africa, Harad to Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, The Re-United Kingdom to Europe and Russia, The Dark Lands to Australia etc. However, the area in which America should lie appears very different.
The fiction of America was created by elves after the discovery of a large landmass far west of Europe by Christopher Columbus.
Elven technology may be far more advanced than ours, but humans greatly out number them.
www.spran.co.uk /a1.php   (333 words)

  
 New Page 1
Harad: Lying far south of most of the major settlements of Cassiopeia is the vast desert of Harad.
Very few travelers have ventured into this harsh and forbidding place.
Rumors indicate that some of the native clans inhabit in this region, although little is known about them.
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 eBay - far toy, Model RR, Trains, Action Figures items on eBay.com
Italeri HO #42018 Ford Aeromax w/Reefer Trlr (Far West)
lotr ccg: half-troll of far harad 14r12 expanded m.e.
Far West Ranger rubber gun holster mask set 1950s
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 HAMFAST'S BEER BARREL
ne of the biggest tragedies of living in Far Harad is a notable lack of decent beer.
To the north of us in the barren wastes of Harad in a land called Namibia, the Big Folk brew beer that reminds me of the kind of ale that they used to serve in Bree and the "Green Dragon".
In my search throughout Far Harad to find a home page or two dealing a mutual love of the beer, I have more often than not, returned home empty-handed to my hobbit hole.
www.bagshotrow.co.za /number3/ale.html   (253 words)

  
 MERP product list (Iron Crown Enterprises stuff) - www.ezboard.com
Far Harad or Haradrim or something Did it exist??
3111 greater Harad (thats the one with the camel)
# 3800 Far Harad — The Scorched Land.
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