Are the haradrim black?

The Haradrim were bold and grim men, fierce in despair. They were tall and dark-skinned with black hair and dark eyes, and for that they were called Swertings or Swarthy Men. The men of Near Harad were brown-skinned, with black hair and dark eyes, while the race known as “half-trolls” out of Far Harad had black skin.

What culture is LOTR based on?

The famed author of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and other subsequent novels about the same fantasy world, J. R. R. Tolkien, was very much inspired by Iceland. Aspects of the landscape, the language, folk tales, and Norse mythology were influential in shaping the legendary fantasy world of Middle Earth.

Why did Tolkien love Finnish?

Tolkien was first introduced to the story when he read a translation of the book during his schooldays, describing it as ‘wild’ and ‘primitive,’ and different from all other European epics. This gave him a desire to read the original version, so he borrowed some Finnish grammar books to teach himself the language.

Is there really a Middle-Earth?

So, to answer the question, “Is Middle-earth real?” Yes, Middle-earth is real but the stories are complete fiction. The geography used in the stories is also complete fiction. There is no historical riverland that looks like the vales of Anduin. The stories of Middle-earth are adventures in the imagination.

Is Elvish Finnish?

It became was the inspiration for the Elvish language which Tolkien named Qenya (later Quenya), a language designed to emulate the beauty evoked by Finnish. Other than in the field of phonotactics, a small part of the Quenya vocabulary was probably directly inspired by Finnish words, cf.

Who lives in Harad LotR?

Harad
Major towns	Umbar
People and History
Inhabitants	Haradrim, Istari, Númenóreans
Created	Between the Years of the Lamps and the Years of the Trees