Erebor
Quick Facts
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| Dates: | Founded III 1999 Deserted1 III 2210 Refounded III 2590 Sacked by Smaug III 2770 Refounded once more III 2941 |
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| Location: | To the northeast of Mirkwood, at the source of the River Running | ||||||||||||||
| Origins: | Founded by Thráin I of Durin's Folk | ||||||||||||||
| Race: | Dwarves | ||||||||||||||
| Division: | Durin's Folk | ||||||||||||||
| Pronunciation: | e'rebor | ||||||||||||||
| Meaning: | Literally 'Lonely Mountain' | ||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | Kingdom under the Mountain, Lonely Mountain | ||||||||||||||
The Lonely Mountain
The Lonely Mountain; the dwarf-kingdom founded by Thráin I after the loss of Khazad-dûm. The kingdom was destroyed by the dragon Smaug, but was refounded by Thráin's descendant Thorin II Oakenshield.
Footnotes
| 1 | In fact, Erebor was probably not completely deserted between III 2210 and III 2590, but the royal house of Durin's Folk was removed, and the Longbeards were ruled from the Grey Mountains for this period of its history. |
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