Harad Inspiration and Concepts

[Ytsen]

“Egypt & Nubia: The Holy Land / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts. With historical descriptions by George Croly. Lithographed by Louis Haghe” (1842-1849).

[philippetora]

Oman

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Far Harad

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Near Harad.

Numenorian influence(west coast)
desert-

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Last one(inspiration for the harad road)

[Darkkiryll]

Old Roman ruins in Cyrene, Libya. Could be used as inspiration for old Gondorian ruins in Harondor.

[grale47]

More potential Far Harad inspiration(Great zimbabwe reconsturctions)

[Marchuell]

Tata Somba – Traditional Fortress in Northern Benin

[darnokthemage]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ffy_F4LxWjWiRYDqwv18Alrlkcosu0Vt_9qoCFxNjVA/edit’

The Haradrim conlore for THE LAST DAYS OF THE THIRD AGE mod for Mount and Blade.

[Fornad]

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[Ytsen]

[Ytsen]

Mali

[Glov]

Yakhchāl

[bogGman]

Kasbah of Sfax, Tunisia.

[Ytsen]

[Ytsen]

More traditional architecture from Mali

[Pico]

Maybe evidence of past fighting with Gondor in Near Harad and around South Gondor.

[Ytsen]

Along the Nile

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