Mahud

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An oliphaunt from Peter Jackson's The Two Towers.
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An oliphaunt from Peter Jackson's The Two Towers.

The Mahud (possibly derived from "Mahout") was a Games Workshop name for the Oliphaunt's driver in The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game. According to Games Workshop, they were a tribe of shamans who were the first to tame the Mumakil of Harad.

According to Games Workshop, the Mahud were black-skinned men that lived in the regions of Far Harad, they rode Oliphaunts with war towers on them into battle. They also rode camels and were among the half-trolls of Far Harad.


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