LotR but instead of Anglo Saxon/Scandinavians, the Rohirrm are Scythians
Listen, Scythians were a fierce nomadic horse-lords living in the steppe/grasslands, they had male and female warriors, Royal And Very Important Horses™, they had burial mounds, standing stones, elaborate gold ornamentation and knotwork, they were an empire with a language group distinct from the other bordering empires, empires for whom they sometimes worked as allies or mercenaries; the peoples around Caucasus are really diverse and sometimes have light hair/eyes…
Rohirrim. Scythians. Think about it.
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