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Dale (Middle-earth)
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In The Hobbit, Dale was a city of Men on the Celduin (the River Running) between the Lonely Mountain and the Long Lake. It was ruled by Girion until its destruction in 2770 T.A. by the dragon Smaug. It is situated in the shadow of the Lonely Mountain. It was deserted for many years while the mountain was under the control of Smaug. The town was repopulated after the Battle of Five Armies (featured in The Hobbit) where Bilbo Baggins and his Dwarf companions broke into the dragon's stronghold to recover the Dwarven treasure. During this period Bard, a captain of the Men of Esgaroth upon the Long Lake, managed to kill Smaug. The Battle of the Five Armies began as a squabble over to whom the treasure belonged. When this was settled, the Dwarves restored their kingdom under the Lonely Mountain and Men began to settle once more in 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. The wizard Gandalf was indirectly responsible for the rebuilding of Dale; he set in motion and provided vital aid to the quest that would end in the slaying of Smaug. Some argue that he foresaw the upcoming war and did this to create one more front against Sauron. This is supported by the fact that in The Hobbit, Gandalf states that the situation in the North is not good. Furthermore, Gandalf likely wanted to prevent Sauron from using Smaug to devastating effect in the war.
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