Haradrim

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The Haradrim are a warlike people from the southern regions of Middle-earth who ally with Sauron and fight against Gondor and its allies in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Army of Mordor 1
Rohirrim 1
Southrons 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional ethnic group
human race
people of Middle-earth
servants of Sauron
adaptationPortrayal riders and soldiers accompanying Mûmakil in the films
allegiance Sauron NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Southrons NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Return of the King NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion (appendices and references) NERFINISHED
The Two Towers NERFINISHED
Unfinished Tales (references) NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED
continent Middle-earth NERFINISHED
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
culturalTrait brightly colored garments
scarlet and sable livery
use of poisoned weapons (in some accounts)
enemyOf Gondor NERFINISHED
Rohan NERFINISHED
the Free Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
fightsIn Battle of the Morannon NERFINISHED
Battle of the Pelennor Fields NERFINISHED
War of the Ring NERFINISHED
governmentType tribal society
hasSubgroup Far Haradrim NERFINISHED
Near Haradrim
Variags of Khand (allied people) NERFINISHED
inspiredBy various historical Near Eastern and African cultures (scholarly interpretation)
knownFor alliances with Mordor
distinctive red and gold banners
use of war elephants (Mûmakil)
warlike culture
languageOfName Sindarin NERFINISHED
meaningOfName People of the South NERFINISHED
medium literature
opposes Aragorn NERFINISHED
Faramir NERFINISHED
portrayedAs exotic southern warriors
region Far Harad NERFINISHED
Harad NERFINISHED
Near Harad
religion Sauron-worship (implied)
timePeriod Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
usesCreature Mûmakil NERFINISHED
weapon bows
scimitars
spears

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mordor armyIncludes Haradrim
War of the Ring belligerent Haradrim
Minas Morgul capturedByFictionalGroup Haradrim
this entity surface form: forces of Sauron
Sauron controls Haradrim
Éowyn ethnicity Haradrim
this entity surface form: Rohirrim
Harad inhabitedBy Haradrim
Harad inhabitedBy Haradrim
this entity surface form: Southrons
Battle of the Pelennor Fields involvesFaction Haradrim
this entity surface form: Army of Mordor
Men subgroup Haradrim
subject surface form: Men (Middle-earth)