Men of Dale

tall and proud, the men of dale come from the area around erebor. their capital was esgaroth. the men of dale allied with the dwarves in 2456 when orcs from mordor attacked. in 2624 smaug attacked and burned much of their town. one particular man named bard the bowman shot smaug in the throat with a black arrow. therefore the men of dale,s symbol was a black arrow. in 3019 they aided the dwarves in defending erebor from orcs and goblins.