Hello, people of Revora. I know everything about what I am posting... except for where to post it, so I am posting it here. Basically, this is me reflecting on something that the Revora user Namo said and applying it in a way that I think will be of utmost use to Bfme series modders everywhere. Anyway, here is what I know about the Easterlings... researching into lots of Tolkien lore, but only into Tolkien lore.
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Concerning Khamul.
- Once a grand king of the Easterling land of Rhun, then he got a Ring of Power and it turned him into Sauron's second deadliest servant to only the Witch-King. Khamul is now the second in command of the Nine Ringwraiths.
- By the year 2251 of the Second Age, he became a Ringwraith and then lived to be at least 4200 years of age.
- He was the Ringwraith who asked Hamfast Gamgee about Shire and Baggins.
Easterlings' physical appearance
- Black or Brown haired (aka dark hair)
- Somewhat shorter than Dunedain (so somewhat shorter than 6'4")
- A lifespan of 80 to 100 years
- Swarthy skinned (think of 'tanned skin')
- No definite clarification on eye color
Easterling weaponry
- Swords
- Spears
- Bows
- Horses
- Chariots
- War wagons
- Axes
Easterling Army Units
- Swordsmen
- Spearmen
- Bowmen on foot
- Bowmen on horses
- Charioteers
- War Wagons
- Spear-armed Horsemen
- Axemen
Easterling Battles in LotR novel trilogy
- Battle of Dale
- Battle of Gondor
- Battle of Morannon
Easterling Language
- History of Middle-earth's chapter on Dwarves and Men described Easterling language as 'more similar to Dwarvish than to any Elvish speeches'
- The closest human language to Dwarvish is Adunaic
- And the Easterlings have had more contact with Dwarves and Ancient Numenor than anyone else before 2251 of the Second Age
- Plus the Easterlings in the movies speak only two lines, both in a Dwarven-sounding language that is not Dwarvish.
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Combined with the excellent armor and weapon designs from Weta Workshop and the building designs EA Games put into the Rhun map in Battle for Middle-earth 2, I am sure I just made it easier for everyone to make a Lore-abiding Rhun faction for Bfme mods. Thanks, everyone for reading this!
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~Easterling Emperor~
