Kingdom of Dale

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The Kingdom of Dale is a prosperous human realm in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, renowned for its close ties to the Dwarves of Erebor and its strategic location near the Lonely Mountain.

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Label Occurrences
Kingdom of Dale canonical 1
kingdom of Dale 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional kingdom
human realm
political entity in Middle-earth
alliedWith Dwarves of Erebor
Elves of Mirkwood
Kingdom under the Mountain
appearsIn The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings legendarium
Unfinished Tales
attackedBy Smaug
capital Dale
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
defendedBy archers
destroyedBy Smaug
economyBasedOn river trade
trade with Erebor
ethnicGroup Northmen
linked to: Varangians
foughtAgainst Easterlings
governedAs monarchy
hasNotableEvent Destruction by Smaug
Rebuilding after the Battle of the Five Armies
hasNotableLocation City of Dale
hasRuler Bain son of Bard
linked to: Bard the Bowman

Bard II
Bard the Bowman
Brand son of Bain
linked to: King Brand

Girion
influencedBy proximity to Erebor
inhabitedBy Men
knownFor close ties with the Dwarves of Erebor
prosperous trade
strategic location near the Lonely Mountain
toy market
languageSpoken Westron
locatedIn Rhovanion
locatedNear Erebor
Lonely Mountain
locatedOn River Running
notableRuler Bard the Bowman
Brand son of Bain
linked to: King Brand
participatedIn Battle of the Five Armies
War of the Ring
reestablishedBy Bard the Bowman
regionType North-eastern Middle-earth
linked to: Rhovanion
sharesAncestryWith Men of Lake-town
Rohirrim
timePeriod Fourth Age
Third Age

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Erebor alliedWith Kingdom of Dale
Men of Dale geopoliticalStatus kingdom of Dale
linked to: Kingdom of Dale