Ringdale

Ringdale
Type:	Fortress
Region:	Ered Luin
Area:	Low Lands
Location:	[17.6S, 96.0W]

Ringdale is a landmark within the Low Lands of Ered Luin. ^{[17.6S, 96.0W]}

In the north of the Low Lands the Dourhand dwarves have established a large encampment in a sheltered pocket of the Blue Mountains, built on ruins from ancient times when they had a stronger stranglehold of the region. Recently their activities has stirred up quite some commotion all over Ered Luin.

Quests

Involving:

[10] Protecting the Hunt
[10] The Sundered Shield
[11] Ered Luin Epic Prologue (Elf Path): Suspicious Encampment
[50] Volume I, Book 9, Chapter 3: Journey to Gondamon

Deeds

These deeds can be advanced by exploring this location:

Scouting the Dourhands

NPCs

Aglarchen

Creatures

These creatures are encountered at this location:

Lore

"The Blue Mountains are dotted with ruins dating back to the elder days when the ancestors of the Dourhands ruled a vast kingdom, ruined when Beleriand fell. Ringdale is one such ruin." — Deed

Gallery

Ringdale Outpost
Arches leading into Ringdale
The main structure inside the ruin fortress
The smaller structure inside Ringdale
Dourhands camped outside Ringdale

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of Ered Luin
Areas:	Falathlorn • Falathlorn Homesteads • Haudh Lin • Kheledûl • Limael's Vineyard • Low Lands • Rath Teraig • Refuge of Edhelion • Thorin's Gate • Thorin's Hall Homesteads • Vale of Thrain	Areas:
Settlements:	Celondim • Duillond • Gondamon • Noglond • Thorin's Hall	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Amon Thanc • The Berghold • Clovenvale • Crookdell • Dol Ringwest • The Eastway • Edhelion Watch • Edhelion • Emyn Hoedh • The Festival Arena • The Festival Garden • Frerin's Court • The Grimwater • Hunter's Notch • Kheledûl Docks • Lhûn • Nen Hilith • Northern Barricade • Orodost • Ringdale • Rivergate Watch • Southern Barricade • Spire of Kheledûl • Talath Ondren • Tham Gelair • Thorin's Gates • Skirmish Camp • Thrasi's Lodge • Thrushstones • Treasure Field Base Camp • Tum Agor • The Wardspire • Winterheight	Landmarks:
Interiors:	The Ale Association • The Arming-cave • Blue Stone Garrison • Crafting Hall • The Festival Arena • The Festival Garden • The Greenhouse • The Keg-race of Thorin's Hall • Metalworker's Guild-hall • The Refuge of Edhelion • Scholar's Enclave • Silver Deep Guard House • Thorin's Hall • Thorin's Hall Inn • Weaponsmith's Guild-hall	Interiors:
Dungeons:	Mirkstone Tunnels • Rockbelly Pit • Sarnúr • Silver Deep • Skorgrím's Tomb	Dungeons:
Instances:	The Siege of Gondamon	Instances: