Shand

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Shand is a surname of Scottish descent; also spelled Schawand, Schaand, Schande and Schand.

Notable people with the surname Shand include:

• Sir Jimmy Shand MBE (January 28 1908 - December 23 2000) - Scottish musician who played traditional Scottish dance music.
• Mark Shand - Brother to Camilla Parker Bowles.
• Camilla Rosemary Shand - The Duchess of Cornwall.
• Major Bruce Shand (22 January 1917 - 11 June 2006) - officer in the British Army
• David Shand - Canadian ice hockey defenseman.
• Adam Shand - founded Personal Telco.
• Ron Shand (3 February 1906 - 8 August 1993) - Australian actor and comedian.
• Remy Shand - Canadian R&B/soul singer.

Other notable people with the surname Shand include:

• Frances Shand Kydd (20 January 1936 - 3 June 2004) - mother of Diana, Princess of Wales.
• Peter Shand Kydd - stepfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.
• Phyllis Shand Allfrey - author of The Orchid House.
• Johnnie Shand Kydd - artistic photographer.

Shand is a fictional character featured in Ian Irvine's The View from the Mirror novels. He is an elderly man, who lives in the small village of Tullin.

Shand is a short man, with small piercing green eyes. Though he is old, he is handsome with a weather beaten face. He has iron, grey hair that is thinning and also has a long white beard. Shand's hair was once a deep chestnut colour. He has a soft low voice, but it can change and become as cold as a glacier and as hard as a whip, often with the aid of his Art.

Shand is a caring, modest man that immediately appears to be more than he makes out. It is often clear that he has considerable power with the Secret Art, though Shand often denies having any power at all. Shand is a master at the art of map-making and has a love of gellon (a fruit grown at Tullin). He is often the voice of reason and is a source of great wisdom and intelligence, something he also denies. Shand is consumed from a failure of his past and often seems sad. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

It is later revealed that Shand is a great practitioner of the Secret Art and was once a mover and shaper of Santhenar. He also goes by the name "Gyllias". Catagory Name and History