Khand was the name of a land which lay to the south-east of Mordor and to the east of Near Harad. Almost nothing is known about Khand or its people, save that their number included Variags, who fought for Sauron's army, but nothing aside from their name is mentioned.
History
Khand was, at least by the Third Age, under the influence of Mordor and was known to supply it with horses.
In the year TA 1944, the Wainriders came to the south of Mordor and recruited Haradrim and Variags, using their numbers to carry out an assault on Gondor.[1]
Later, during the War of the Ring, they marched with the forces of Sauron to Minas Tirith, and took part in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.[2]
It is possible that Khand gradually fell under the control of Gondor during the Fourth Age and was hostile to it no longer. Based on the map of the region, and its proximity to Harad, Khand was most likely a dry and barren land covered in desert. Its geography is little-known, although it could either constitute dry grassland or sandy desert.
Etymology
The meaning of Khand is unknown. However, Khand is a word that means "realm" in India, according to The Thain's Book Website[3], for instance in the usage of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, literally meaning "Northern Realm".
Gallery
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| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | خانت |
| Armenian | Խանդ |
| Bengali | খান্ড |
| Bishnupriya | খান্ড |
| Chinese | 侃德 |
| Georgian | ხანდი |
| Gujarati | ખંડ |
| Hindi | खंड |
| Japanese | ハンド |
| Kannada | ಖಾಂಡ್ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Канд |
| Marathi | खंड |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Ханд |
| Nepalese | खण्ड |
| Newari | खण्ड |
| Russian | Кханд |
| Sanskrit | खन्द् |
| Serbian | Кханд (Cyrillic) Khand (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඛන්ඩ් |
| Tamil | க்ஹந்த் |
| Telugu | ఖండ్ |
| Thai | คานด์ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Кханду |
| Urdu | کھنڈ |
| Yiddish | כאַנד |
| Amon Ereb • Brethil • Dor-lómin • Estolad • Ladros • Rhûn • Harad • Eriador | |
| Arnor • Dunland • Gondor • Harad • Númenor • Rhûn • Umbar • Eriador | |
| Arnor (later split into Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur) • Rohan • City of Dale (later became a Kingdom) • Dunland • Lake-town (later part of the Kingdom of Dale) • Gondor • Harad • Khand • Kingdom of Rhovanion • Rhûn • Umbar • Vales of Anduin • Greenwood the Great • Eriador | |
| Kingdom of Dale • Dunland • Harad • Núrn • Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor • Rohan • Rhûn • Eryn Lasgalen • Khand • Eriador • Rhovanion • Vales of Anduin | |
References
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I. "The Númenorean Kings", iv. "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. VI: "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ http://thainsbook.net/lands.html#Khand
