Land of Kird

Kird, the Land of Kird, or sometimes even the Kingdom of Kird is a mythological kingdom in northern folklore said to sit to the northeast of the Land of Cockaine on the fictional continent of Ayelaend. 
== Description ==
Kird is said to be a land of low rolling hills dotted with sheep folds and huts of stones. In the center of Kird is a great hill upon which is a massive castle of ancient make where the King of Kird rules. Nowhere within Kird is the soil tilled and the men there eat only meat. The men of Kird are cynocephali and are cannibals to human men. Usually, in stories of the land, the Kirdites hide their cannibal nature until the protagonists are within audience of the king in the great castle upon which time they take to devouring them. The cynocephali of Kird are said to act civilized despite their monstrous aspect, taking great pleasure in music and verse. To the west of Kird is Heptu and to its south is Cockaine.
== Legacy ==
Kird was first described as a place within Ayelaend in the poem Sir Frederick in Ayelaend where the titular knight travels through the continent's lands learning many lessons. In Kird, his men are attacked while being received by the King of the Kirds, a massive dog-headed giant. Frederick and some of his men escape but many of them are slain and eaten. This poem dates around the 7th century AE. Kird is sometimes equated with the Gnoll territory of Caldos and while those may have been the inspiration, they are clearly different places. Kird is said to be the opposite of Heptu and represent the sin of savagery. It is also considered a commentary on the vast swathes of landless knights that roamed the North at the time, acting like animals upon the peasants there.
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