Brand was a Man who became King of Dale upon his father's death and fought in the War of the Ring. Brand was the son of Bain and the grandson of Bard the Bowman, who had slain the dragon Smaug. Brand became King of Dale in TA 3007. He maintained good relations with the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain and his realm extended as far south as the River Running, and east to the Redwater.
Biography[]
In the year before the War of the Ring, messengers from Mordor came to Dale seeking news of Bilbo Baggins and the Ring that he bore. King Brand demanded that they leave but, he feared that Dale would be attacked from the east.
The attack came in March of 3019. Easterlings crossed the Redwater and Brand retreated to Dale. The Men of Dale led by Brand and the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain led by Dáin II Ironfoot fought side by side for three days in the Battle of Dale. On March 17, King Brand was killed and Dáin stood over his body wielding his axe until he too was slain. The Men and Dwarves took refuge in the Lonely Mountain until news of the victory in the South reached them, and they came forth to drive away their attackers. Brand's son Bard II succeeded him as King of Dale.[1][2]
In adaptations[]
Prince Brand is a playable hero in Electronic Arts' The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king. Brand also appears in The Lord of the Rings Online.
Brand is featured in the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game supplement "Defence of the North" which features his role in the Battle of Dale. He is described as a brave and noble leader who rallied his people to stand beside the Dwarves of Erebor against the Easterling incursion. Every bit as skilled as his bloodline would suggest, Brand fought valiantly in the Battle of Dale only to be slain facing impossible odds.[3]
Gallery[]
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ብራንድ |
| Arabic | براند |
| Armenian | Բրանդ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Бранд |
| Bengali | ব্রান্দ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Бранд |
| Georgian | ბრანდ |
| Greek | Μπράντ |
| Gujarati | બ્રન્દ |
| Hebrew | בראנד |
| Hindi | ब्रन्द |
| Kannada | ಬ್ರನ್ದ |
| Kazakh | Бранд (Cyrillic) Brand (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Бранд |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Бранд |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Бранд |
| Nepalese | ब्रन्द |
| Pashto | براند |
| Persian | براند |
| Russian | Бранд |
| Sanskrit | ब्रन्द् |
| Sinhalese | බ්රඳ් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Бранд |
| Telugu | బ్రన్ద |
| Thai | แบรนด์ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Бранд |
| Uzbek | Бранд (Cyrillic) Brand (Latin) |
| Yiddish | סאָרט |
| King of Dale | ||
| Preceded by Bain |
Brand | Succeeded by Bard II |
| TA 3007 – TA 3019 | ||
| Rulers of Dale and Lake-town | |
|---|---|
| Girion | |
| Master of Lake-town | |
| Bard I • Bain • Brand • Bard II | |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter I: "Many Meetings"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter II: "The Council of Elrond"
- ↑ Defence of the North, 2022, Games Workshop, ISBN 978-1-83906-724-2, page 54