The utter destruction of his forces, however, spurred by Bolg’s rash hunger to avenge the Great Goblin, meant he had to commit the Orcs of Dol Guldur and a goodly portion of the Easterlings in his service to the northern front. Even a partial defeat would have left him with strength in the north of Rhovanion, enough that he might have later overpowered the defenders of Dale and Erebor in the battles there. Even with Smaug – who surely would have been an ally in the wars to come – slain, the Dark Lord lost a great deal of time and power with the defeat the goblins of Gundabad. Though the Battle of Five Armies happened long before the War of the Ring, its impact on Sauron’s forces was tremendous. Tremors Under the Mountain The history of Middle-earth has shifted in many places, few so important as the Lonely Mountain. The Battle of Five Armies and the Dwarves of Erebor: ↑ This description of Erebor is taken from the Official Lore Entry in the LOTRO Lorebook (no longer on-line).Dáin was slain in that war, but the Kingdom under the Mountain survived, and the Dwarves still dwelt there as the Fourth Age dawned. His cousin Dáin Ironfoot, who had led the Dwarves of the Iron Hills, became the new lord of the Lonely Mountain, and ruled there as King Dáin II until the time of the War of the Ring. Thorin himself did not survive long enough to rebuild his grandfather's kingdom: he was slain in the Battle of Five Armies. It was Thrór's grandson Thorin Oakenshield who finally achieved this, with the help of the Wizard Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins. Map Of Erebor Interior Layout Eventually, the wandering Dwarves settled far to the west, in the Ered Luin, where they plotted vengeance on the Dragon Smaug. News of that wealth reached ears of the Dragon Smaug, who descended on the Lonely Mountain and claimed it for himself: yet again the Longbeards were driven out of their home into the wilderness. In his time the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain reached the height of their wealth and fame. ![]() After King Dáin I was slain by a Dragon, his heir Thrór determined to lead the Longbeards back to Erebor, and refound the Kingdom under the Mountain. It is unclear whether Erebor was completely abandoned at this time - it seems likely that at least some Dwarves remained - but the royal house was resettled in the far north, and remained there for five generations. Thráin's son Thorin I saw that most of his people were settling in the Grey Mountains, to the north and west of Erebor, and he moved the King's seat to be with his people there. The followers of Thráin I were the founding Dwarves of Erebor, but that first kingdom did not last long. There he founded a new Dwarf-kingdom beneath the Lonely Mountain, Erebor above the Long Lake. Their King, Náin I, had been slain by the Balrog, but his son Thráin I led many of the Longbeards away to the northeast. After dwelling there for many millennia, they were driven out by a Balrog, Durin's Bane, and scattered into the Wild as their ancient mansions fell into darkness. The Longbeards of Erebor The original home of the Longbeards, the Dwarves of Durin's Folk, had been the majestic mountain-city of Khazad-dûm. Thorog's Legacy - Sigrun (Misty Mountains).Quests below are part of the Erebor category. Easterlings in the Dale-lands - Dagrun.Quests below are part of the Dale-lands category. Trail of Rust Quests below are part of the Eryn Lasgalen category. The following settlements are found within this area: Locations Traveling
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