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This article is about the Kingdom of Dale. For the the city, see Dale.
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Kingdom of Dale
File:John Howe - Icon Dale.jpg
General information
LocationNorthern Wilderland, between the southwest and southeast arms of Erebor
CapitalDale

The kingdom of Dale was a city state formed in the Third Age by Northmen.

Geography

The Kingdom of Dale was established in the Northen Wilderland, just south of Erebor, near the banks of river Celduin.

History

The Old Kingdom of Dale was most propably formed around the year Third Age 2590 by the Northmen who lived in that area for centuries. That was the time when Thrór brought his people back to Erebor. The Men of Dale may therefore have benefitted from an influx of neighboring peoples who hoped to trade with, inviting all their relatives from all over the region to join them, forming the city of Dale.[source?] Dale saw great rise until the year T.A. 2758, when the Long Winter came.

In the year 2770 Smaug attacked Dale, killing Girion and ruining the Kingdom for 172 years.

After the Battle of Five Armies, the Kingdom was refounded by Bard the Bowman, who was later titled Bard I

Dale was sacked for a second time during the War of the Ring by invaders from Mordor and the Easterlings. The people of Dale took refuge in Erebor with the Dwarves, and it was during the Battle of Dale that King Dáin Ironfoot of Erebor and King Brand of Dale were slain. However, after the fall of Sauron, the siege was broken and Dale rebuilt once more.

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