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<div>{{disambig-two|the City of Dale|the Kingdom|[[Kingdom of Dale]]}}<br />
{{location<br />
| image=[[File:Matěj Čadil - Dale.jpg|250px]]<br />
| name=Dale<br />
| othernames=<br />
| etymology="Valley"<br />
| type=City state<br />
| location=Northern [[Wilderland]], between the southwest and southeast arms of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]<br />
| inhabitants=[[Northmen]]<br />
| realms=[[Kingdom of Dale]]<br />
| description=Capital city of the Northmen<br />
| events=[[Sack of Erebor]], [[Battle of Five Armies]], [[Battle of Dale]]<br />
| references=<br />
}}<br />
'''Dale''' was a city of the [[Northmen]], destroyed by the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]] and rebuilt after his demise.<br />
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==Description==<br />
Dale was situated in the valley between the southwestern and southeastern arms of the [[Lonely Mountain]], nestled in a sharp U-shaped bend of the [[River Running]].<ref>{{H|Thror}}</ref> It was known as a merry town that traded, mainly in food-supplies, for the skills and craft-pieces of the [[Dwarves of Erebor|Dwarves]]. Dale's toy market was the wonder of the North<ref name="Party">{{H|Party}}</ref> and the town was renowned for its bells.<ref>{{H|Doorstep}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The word ''dale'' means "valley", as it was built in the [[River Running|Celduin]] valley between two arms of Erebor.<br />
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==Portrayal in adaptations==<br />
[[File:Dale-BFME2.jpg|thumb|Dale in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|''BFME'' II]]]]<br />
'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''<br />
:The City of Dale appears in the ''Erebor'' map, just southeast of the mountain itself. It appears to contain several houses, taverns and bridges, as well as a statue of a [[Men|man]]. The city is built around the mountain's river.<br />
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'''2012: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'':'''<br />
:Glimpses of the [[sack of Erebor]] and the destruction of Dale were shown in the opening prologue sequence.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[:Category:Images of Dale|Images of Dale]]<br />
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{{References}}<br />
[[Category:Rhovanion]]<br />
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