Dale


 * A city-state of Men on the Celduin (the River Running) near the Lonely Mountain which also had a close association with the Long Lake. It appears have been an independent monarchy, whose ruler was styled "Lord" (and later "King"). It was ruled by Girion Lord of Dale until its destruction in T.A. 2770 by the dragon Smaug. After the Dwarves restored their kingdom under the Lonely Mountain in T.A. 2941, Men began to settle once more in Dale. Bard the Bowman, a descendant of Girion, assumed the title King of Dale.


 * 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 II 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.