NaBloPoMo: Day 30

[lady_branwyn]

And I made it to the end of National Blog Posting Month! *throws confetti*
A question for you Tolkienists--any suggestions for the term for an individual from Harad? I could not find an attested singular form for Haradrim (or for other plurals of that declension, like Galadhrim). Some gamers use "Harad" which sounds a little silly since it means simply "South." I'm tempted to create my own word following the form of Dunadan/Dunedain (West Man/ West Men). The singular form "Haradan" would be a shortened version of the original (and difficult to say) "Haradadan." Though I could always fall back on "Southron." Thoughts?

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[lady-branwyn.livejournal.com]

Since "Harad" is Sindarin, these folks must have called themselves something else. Though Tolkien didn't bother to tell us what, lol.
I searched an online translation of Egil's Saga, and the narrator does refer to the people as Norsemen. (At least according to this particular translator...)
I like the sound of "Haradi," too.

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

Though Tolkien didn't bother to tell us what, lol.

Thinking of some of Dwimordene's fantastic Third and Fourth Age Haradric fic, they might have called themselves something like the "People of the Desert", or "The Dry Ones", or - given that they worshipped Sauron-as-Annatar - the "People of the Gift-Giver".

Which reminds me of, and gives me the opportunity to plug, altariel's fabulous Fourth Age ficlet Red River, in which we really feel the consequences of the Ring War from the other side. Well worth a quick read!

Hmmm, now to see if poor-flaky-LJ will post this without eating it, am going to copy it first in case...