The whole mountain was perhaps ten miles in diameter it contained an immense wealth of gold and jewels. Tolkien's rendering of Thrór's map in The Hobbit shows it with six ridges stretching out from a central peak that was snowcapped well into spring. Easterlings could only be driven out of Dale after the War of the Ring.Erebor stood hundreds of miles from the nearest mountain range. Dain II Ironfoot stood over Brand's body until he himself was killed. The Battle of Dale broke out, and on March 17 Brand was killed. Dale's King, Brand, and Dain II Ironfoot gathered their forces and met the Easterlings in battle. In 3019, Easterlings from Rhun under the service of Sauron attacked Dale and the Lonely Mountain. Dain told Gloin and Gimli to warn Bilbo Baggins of Mordor's pestering messenger. In 3018, Dain sent Gloin and Gimli to attend Elrond's council in Rivendell. Dain resisted pressure from the messenger and kept sending him away. He promised to return three of the Seven Rings to the Dwarves if they told all that they knew of the One Ring. The messenger returned many times and claimed he would require the Dwarves to answer. The Dwarves refused to tell the messenger anything and sent him away. In 3017, a messenger of Mordor arrived at the Lonely Mountain seeking information concerning Bilbo Baggins and the One Ring. Dain made many important allies including a strong alliance with the men of Dale as well as an alliance with Eagles. Many Dwarves of Durin's Folk came to live in the Lonely Mountain. Thorin was killed and Dain became King under the Mountain while also ruling Durin's Folk. Though it cost them many lives, the allied forces of the Dwarves, Elves, and men were victorious. Dwarves, Elves, and men fought together against Goblins and Wargs. Tensions broke out into the Battle of Five Armies. However, when they arrived they found that Goblins and Wargs had also come to make war with the Elves and men, as well as Thorin and Company. Dain raised and army to help Thorin and his army marched to the Lonely Mountain. However, Dain also learned that Elves and men were trying to claim their own share of Smaug's treasure, while Thorin firmly believed that the Dwarves should earn the entire hoard. In 2941, Dain learned from a raven that Thorin Oakenshield had been successful in the quest of Erebor and Smaug, who had overtaken the Lonely Mountain many years before, was now dead. Dain's Dwarves began to prosper as they mined for riches and produced valuable items such as extra flexible mesh used in battle as mail. However, Dain knew that Dwarves should not resettle Moria because the Balrog still dwelt there.ĭain II Ironfoot was crowned King of Durin's Folk in 2799 after his father's death. The Dwarves won the Battle of Azanulbizar by a small margin, but were ultimately the victors of the War of the Dwarves and the Orcs. Nain was killed by the Orc-commander Azog, but in a fit of rage Dain avenged his father's death and killed Azog, beheading him with a red axe. In 2799, Nain and Dain II Ironfoot fought in the Battle of Azanulbizar. Dain had a son named Thorin III Stonehelm. Dain II Ironfoot came from the Iron Hills, but when the quest of Erebor reclaimed the Lonely Mountain in 2941, Dain's people moved there. He was the son of King Nain of Durin's Folk. Dain II Ironfoot was born in 2767 of the Third Age. King of the Lonely Mountain and of Durin's Folk.
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