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'''Bardings''' were the [[Men of Dale|people]] of [[Dale]] during the later [[Third Age]].<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref> They took their name from [[Bard]] the Bowman, a [[Men|Man]] descended from [[Girion]], who had been Lord of [[Dale]] when [[Smaug]] devastated it. | '''Bardings''' were the [[Men of Dale|people]] of [[Dale]] during the later [[Third Age]].<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref> They took their name from [[Bard]] the Bowman, a [[Men|Man]] descended from [[Girion]], who had been Lord of [[Dale]] when [[Smaug]] devastated it. | ||
After [[Bard]]'s revenge on the Dragon in {{TA|2941}}, he became [[King of Dale]] in his own right. He was succeeded as its ruler by his son [[Bain]], and so his line extended down to the time of the [[War of the Ring]] and beyond. | After [[Bard]]'s revenge on the Dragon in {{TA|2941}}, he became [[King of Dale]] in his own right. He was succeeded as its ruler by his son [[Bain]], and so his line extended down to the time of the [[War of the Ring]] and beyond. | ||
The people of the Bardings belonged to that wide-ranging branch of [[Men]] known as the [[Northmen]], and were thus kin to both the [[Beornings]] and the [[Rohirrim]]. | |||
As time passed, so the lands under the power of the Bardings grew, and in the time of [[Bard]]'s grandson [[Brand]] their territories were said to extend far to the south and east of the [[Long Lake]]. | As time passed, so the lands under the power of the Bardings grew, and in the time of [[Bard]]'s grandson [[Brand]] their territories were said to extend far to the south and east of the [[Long Lake]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*''[[Bard#Etymology|bard]]'' + ''[[-ings]]'' | *''[[Bard#Etymology|bard]]'' + ''[[-ings]]'' | ||
It is not totally clear from the narrative whether the name refers to the royal house that descended from Bard, or the whole people of Dale. | |||
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| The Bardings | |
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| General Information | |
| Members | Bard, Bain, Brand, Bard II |
| Physical Description | |
| Lifespan | shorter than Númenórean |
| Gallery | Images of The Bardings |
Bardings were the people of Dale during the later Third Age.[1] They took their name from Bard the Bowman, a Man descended from Girion, who had been Lord of Dale when Smaug devastated it.
After Bard's revenge on the Dragon in T.A. 2941, he became King of Dale in his own right. He was succeeded as its ruler by his son Bain, and so his line extended down to the time of the War of the Ring and beyond.
The people of the Bardings belonged to that wide-ranging branch of Men known as the Northmen, and were thus kin to both the Beornings and the Rohirrim.
As time passed, so the lands under the power of the Bardings grew, and in the time of Bard's grandson Brand their territories were said to extend far to the south and east of the Long Lake.
Etymology
It is not totally clear from the narrative whether the name refers to the royal house that descended from Bard, or the whole people of Dale.
