Dates

Dale was founded after the resettlement of Erebor III 2590; Lord Girion was slain by Smaug III 2770; Bard re-established the line of the Lords III 2941 - III 2944, and it continued into the Fourth Age

Location

The town of Dale lay in the valley of the Running River, on the southern side of the Lonely Mountain; in the decades after the refounding of Erebor, the Lords of Dale extended their power further to the east and south of the Mountain

Origins

The leader of Northmen who travelled to Erebor up the river Running

Race

Division

Culture

Settlements

Important peaks

The seat of the Lords of Dale lay in a valley on the southern side of the Lonely Mountain

Pronunciation

Dale rhymes with English 'pale' or 'tale'

Meaning

Dale means 'valley'

Other names

King of Dale

Title of

At least five known Lords, including Girion and his descendant Bard the Bowman

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Lord of Dale

The ancestors and descendants of Girion

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Girion

Bard I
The Bowman

Bain

Brand

Bard II

The hereditary ruler of the township of Dale. The first recorded Lord was Girion, who was slain by Smaug when he descended on Erebor. Girion's descendant, Bard I, avenged his ancestor by slaying Smaug, and refounding Dale.

For a detailed list of the known Lords of Dale, see the entry for King of Dale.

Lord of Dale

The ancestors and descendants of Girion

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