User blog comment:Gcheung28/A Middle-Earth Character Tree/@comment-5318101-20121222050505/@comment-101.162.9.143-20121224010035

Whoops, not Dale sorry, my bad

I meant Erebor which relates to the lonely mountain itself and the town at its base which the dwarvs called home (when they where not mining) and traded from. Dale is the town that sits ontop of the long lake

yup "unfinished tales" "the quest of Erebor" The book itself was compiled by Christopher Tolkien after J.R.R. passed away and has many other stories that relate to "The Silmarillion" and "the Children of Hurin". both are bust reads if you want to delve into middle (and not so middle) - earth lore and history

http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/The_Quest_of_Erebor  <-- this is a breif explanation but it shows how far off jackson is really quickly