The Black Serpent was the symbol of the great southern High-King of Haradwaith, the Serpent-Lord and the great southern Army or Serpent-Army. Originally it had been the heraldic sign of the House of Mek in Bozisha-Dar, but with the rise of the Sun-Lord dynasty the heir of house Mek flew the Dar and hid among the Sand-Men.It was a Chieftain named Mardat of Kârna who first claimed to be the rightful serpent lord and after his death the legend of a king to return and unite the haradrim prevailed among the desparate tribes and clans of Harad. Suladân, a heir of the last kings of the Southern Confederacy came to unite both offices, the Kralji of Bozisha-Miraz and the Tarb of Sirayn and became the first true high-king who claimed to be the returned serpent Lord. With him the ancient Banner of Ho