[HN Gopher] The Darkhad, the soul guards of Genghis Khan
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       The Darkhad, the soul guards of Genghis Khan
        
       Author : evilsimon
       Score  : 54 points
       Date   : 2021-03-26 16:19 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | AlotOfReading wrote:
       | The Darkhad valley where they live is incredibly beautiful and
       | remote. In the summer the slopes bloom with alliums and rhubarb
       | while the riverbanks are crowded with their famous white horses.
       | You just have to watch out for the horrific grasshoppers that eat
       | almost anything, including plastics.
        
         | octygen wrote:
         | These grasshoppers sound like a solution for the world's
         | plastic problem? Also, I just added that region to my Travel
         | TODO list :)
        
           | AlotOfReading wrote:
           | They seemed to have some preferences, but it's cool
           | nonetheless. I still have the polyester jacket they chewed
           | holes in and others reported similar issues with their tents.
        
         | 1MachineElf wrote:
         | Sounds a bit like exploring Fallout NV or 76.
        
           | AlotOfReading wrote:
           | I was there during the 2017 DRPK nuclear test frenzy and we
           | saw military aircraft overhead every few days heading in and
           | out of Russia, so there was a fair bit of apocalyptic
           | ambiance.
        
       | davidw wrote:
       | > To honor the Khan's wish of secrecy -- we are entering deep
       | into the territory of legend here -- 2,000 people who attended
       | the Khan's funeral were slaughtered by his army. The army was
       | then killed by the Khan's escort. The escort then killed anyone
       | that crossed their path, in order to conceal where Genghis was
       | buried. Finally, when they reached their destination, the
       | remaining survivors committed suicide.
       | 
       | That seems a bit over the top.
        
         | the_af wrote:
         | > _The army was then killed by the Khan's escort._
         | 
         | I wonder which definition of "army" and "escort" this legend is
         | using. Unless there was trickery involved (or it was done
         | willingly) it stands to reason that an honor guard or escort
         | cannot murder a whole army.
         | 
         | This is probably just a legend.
        
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