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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Although the names of Dale are [[Norse]], ''Girion'' seems to be a [[Sindarin]] name. The meaning is not clear but the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'' give a [[Noldorin]] root [[GIR|GIR-]] "quiver, shudder", which might be related.{{or}}<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 358</ref>
Although the names of Dale are [[Norse]], ''Girion'' seems to be a [[Sindarin]] name. The meaning is not clear but the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'' give a [[Noldorin]] [[Sundocarme|root]] GIR ("quiver, shudder"),<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 358</ref> which might be related.


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File:Necklace of Girion.png
Necklace of Girion by Audrey Corman

Girion (d. T.A. 2770) was the last Lord of Dale, killed by the dragon Smaug when Smaug assaulted Dale and the neighboring dwarf realm of Erebor. His wife and child had escaped down the River Running.[1]

Girion also had a necklace of emeralds.

170 years later, Bard, assumed to be Girion's descendant, took revenge on the dragon by slaying him with an arrow.

Etymology

Although the names of Dale are Norse, Girion seems to be a Sindarin name. The meaning is not clear but the Etymologies give a Noldorin root GIR ("quiver, shudder"),[2] which might be related.

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