Dale
Town of Men by the Lonely Mountain
City of Dale the Dale
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In brief
Dale is a town of Men by the Lonely Mountain in Rhovanion. Beneath Erebor there lie the hoards of the Kings under the Mountain. Thorin Oakenshield’s company seeks them; the dragon is destroyed, and Thorin falls in the Battle of Five Armies. Girion was lord of Dale, not king of Esgaroth. Bard frees the town; others call it his kingdom, and he pictures Dale rebuilt with golden bells on the cold shores under the Mountain.
In the Annals
Where the Tale of Years names this entry: 5 entries.
- TA 2977Bain succeeds his father as King of Dale.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
- TA 3007Brand succeeds as King in Dale. Gilraen dies.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
- TA 3019 · 03-17Dale is fought over; Brand and Dáin Ironfoot are killed, and many take refuge in Erebor under siege. Shagrat brings Frodo's cloak and mail to Barad-dûr.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
- TA 3019 · 03-25While the great armies lay before Minas Tirith, Sauron's allies in the north fell at last upon the lands they had long threatened, and Dale and Erebor were beset.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
- TA 3019 · 03-27Bard II and Thorin III Stonehelm clear the enemy out of Dale.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
Sources
- The Lord of the Rings — Prologue
- The Hobbit — Fire and Water / The Last Stage
Cite this page
Legendarium (2026): „Dale“. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/dale/
APA
Legendarium. (2026). Dale. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/dale/
MLA
„Dale“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/places/dale/. Last updated August 18, 2026.
BibTeX
@misc{legendarium-dale-en,
title = {Dale},
author = {{Legendarium}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/places/dale/}},
note = {Last updated August 18, 2026}
}