Tolkien Calendar: The Great Years

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March 27, TA 3019

27 March 2006 17:04:59
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Bard II and Thorin II Stonehelm drive the enemy from Dale.






    We must not forget that the Ring War extended throughout the north of Middle Earth, engulfing Men and Elves everywhere they lived. One of the most hotly contested areas was around Dale in the North--erstwhile home of Smaug and stronghold of the Lake Men. The battles involved the Dwarves of Erebor, Thorin Oakenshield's people, as well. On this date, King Bard II and Thorin III Stonehelm, who inherited when their fathers Brand and Dain were killed, routed the Easterling troops of Sauron.





Images © "The Buriel of Thorin" by Alan Lee.

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