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Dates
April to October III 2941
Location
A journey of some 1,100 miles from the Blue Mountains through the Shire to Erebor in the east
Race
Dwarves, with the important assistance of one Hobbit (Bilbo Baggins)

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Quest of Erebor

The quest to recover the Lonely Mountain

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The quest of Thorin II Oakenshield and his followers to reclaim Erebor from the Dragon Smaug, accompanied by Bilbo Baggins and, for part of the quest, Gandalf. The quest was successful, but Thorin was slain shortly afterward in the Battle of Five Armies.


See also...

Balin, Battle of Five Armies, Bifur, Bilbo Baggins, Biter, Bofur, Bombur, Cram, Dori, Dwalin, Fíli, Galion, Gandalf, Glamdring, Glóin son of Gróin, [See the full list...]

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