The Lord of the Rings may have captivated readers and viewers alike with its rich library of characters and cultures, but one group remains shrouded in mystery: the Variags. J.R.R. Tolkien, meticulous in his world-building, surprisingly provides scant details about these little-known people who dwelt in the land of Khand. Even in Peter Jackson's cinematic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the Variags find no place, staying true to their elusive nature in both literature and on the silver screen.