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Dates
Founded III 1999; abandoned III 2210; refounded III 2590; sacked by Smaug III 2770; refounded once more III 2941
Location
To the northeast of Mirkwood, at the source of the River Running
Origins
Originally founded by Thráin I of Durin's Folk
Race
Dwarves
Division
Longbeards (Durin's Folk)
Other names
The Dwarf-kingdom, Erebor, Lonely Mountain, The Mountain, Mountain Kingdom

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Kingdom under the Mountain

The Dwarf-kingdom of Erebor

Map of the Kingdom under the Mountain

Erebor, the kingdom of the Dwarves of Durin's Folk for much of the later Third Age, built beneath the Lonely Mountain in the northeast of Middle-earth.


See also...

Borin, Dark Lord, Dís, Dragon of Erebor, Dwarf-mail, Dwarves of the Iron Hills, Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain, Folk under the Mountain, Gate of Erebor, Great Hall of Thráin, Kíli, King under the Mountain, Kingdom of Dáin, Last of the Seven, Longbeards, [See the full list...]

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