Smaug scorches the earth around Erebor, the Lonely Mountain, strengthening its mighty power over Wilderland. The Kingdom under the Mountain is not the Lonely Mountain itself it’s an occupying force that the Mountain permits to dwell in its guts. The Lonely Mountain changes hands and talons many times, and yet its six spurs, summit, and cavernous interiors belong to no person. Now it arrives at another one, also solitary, hospitable yet apocalyptic when it chooses to be. “I see the mountain/That is all I see.” Carter, “The Mountain.” Location in Peter Jackson’s films: Wanaka, Otago, South Island. Thorin III Stonehelm is crowned King under the Mountain, and establishes a relationship with Gondor’s King Aragorn II Elessar, after which Erebor comes under Gondor’s protection. In 3019’s Battle of Dale, Easterlings besiege Erebor and kill Dáin. His successor as King is his cousin Dáin II Ironfoot. They triumph, though Oakenshield is killed. The dwarves and their Iron Hills cousins fight in the Battle of the Five Armies. In the wake of Smaug’s demise, the Maia Sauron sends orc forces to conquer Erebor. In retaliation, Smaug destroys Lake-town, a local settlement of Men, where Bard the bowman kills him. He occupies the Mountain until 2941, when Erebor’s exiled king Thorin Oakenshield arrives at the Mountain with a small party. In 2770, the dragon Smaug sacks Erebor, killing and dispersing the dwarves. The Kingdom under the Mountain prospers King Thrór, as the dwarves of Erebor arm the Iron Hill Dwarves and Wilderland’s Men against Easterlings.
Dwarves begin mining Erebor, and collect gems and gold, including the Arkenstone (the Heart of the Mountain). 1999, Thráin I, a dwarf refugee from Khazad-dûm, arrives at Erebor and establishes the Kingdom under the Mountain. Home to the Longbeard Dwarves’ Kingdom under the Mountain, Erebor encompasses formidable mines, cellars, and throne rooms. The Lonely Mountain has six spurs, between the southern and southeastern of which originates the River Running, which flows through Dale, a city of Men. Karen Wynn Fonstad estimates Erebor’s summit as 3500 ft (1066.8 m.) while at its broadest spurs its furthest reaches are about 9 mi. Of course, we'll be excluding anything that took place during The Lord of the Rings.Names: Erebor (Sindarin: “ereb”: lonely, isolated, “-or”: rise, mount), glossed as “the Lonely Mountain”ĭescription: A solitary mountain in northern Wilderland. In this case, what happened to Bilbo, Gandalf, the Dwarves, and the rest of Middle-Earth after the Battle of the Five Armies and the defeat of Smaug the Terrible? As it turns out, there's still a lot of interesting things that went on during this time period that went on to shape further events of Middle-Earth.Īre you still wondering about what happened after the events of The Hobbit? Read on to discover 15 things you didn't know took place. We get so invested in these characters that we're lying awake at night wondering what they did after their journey was over. After all, they've spent so much time with these characters, it's difficult to see them go. When telling any massive story, there has to be some sort of end, but when a good story is told, audiences can't help but feel sad at the prospect. Now that they've done what they set out to do, what happens next? The Dwarves accomplished their goal! They traveled across Middle-Earth, combating Trolls, Goblins, Orcs, and even the fabled dragon known as "Smaug." They reclaimed their home of Erebor at the Lonely Mountain, and all seems right in the world.
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