Halad

Halad, otherwise known as Halbar and Chieftain of Brethil, was the title of the chieftain of the Haladin of the Forest of Brethil during the First Age.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Two, chapter 1: "The Wanderings of Húrin", pg. 308-9 (note 55)
==History==
During Folkmoots, it was the Halad who would sit upon the Halabor as the judge. This was seen in the account of Húrin's trial, in the years following his son's death.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part 3, chapter 1: "The Wanderings of Húrin"
==Etymology==
Halad was a name in the Halethian language meaning warden ("Stone").
==Other versions==
In a note to the text, Christopher Tolkien mentioned that Tolkien planned on changing the name Halad to Halbar as a further language development, though it is not known if Tolkien meant for it to be an alternate title or a replacement title.
==See also==
* House of Haleth
* Hardang, the Halad during the time of Húrin's wanderings
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ሓላድ
Arabic 	هالاد
Armenian 	Հալադը
Belarusian Cyrillic	Халад
Bengali 	হালাদ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Халад
Cambodian 	ហាឡាដ
Gujarati 	હલાદ
Hebrew 	חלאד
Hindi 	हलद
Japanese 	ハラード
Kannada 	ಹಲಾಡ್
Kazakh 	Халад (Cyrillic) Xalad (Latin)
Korean 	할광고 ?
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Hалад
Laotian 	ຫະລະດ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Халад
Marathi 	हलाड
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Хадад
Nepalese 	हलद
Persian 	هالاد
Punjabi 	ਹਲਦ
Russian 	Халад
Sanskrit 	हलद्
Serbian 	Халад (Cyrillic) Halad (Latin)
Sinhalese 	හලාඩ්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ҳалад
Tamil 	ஹலாட்
Tatar 	Халад
Telugu 	హలాద్
Thai 	ฮะละด
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Халад
Uzbek 	Ҳалад (Cyrillic) Halad (Latin)
Yiddish 	האַלאַד
==References==
Category:Chieftains of the Haladin
Category:Halethian names & words
Category:Ranks and titles of Men
pl:Halad
ru:Халад
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