The Dale-lands

the Dale-lands
Region:	Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands
Landmark(s):	Tham Aeldír Bridgethorp Stranding Bendburn Westoft Grytgate Eldby Tay Yoldash Urûshoba
Settlement(s):	Dale, Lake-town
Connecting Area(s):	Erebor, Eryn Lasgalen
Levels:	Mainly 115
Resource tier:	Doomfold T11

Description

The Dale-lands is an area within Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands.

Nearly eighty years have passed since a company of Dwarves, a Wizard, and a very short burglar woke a dragon and Lake-town was set aflame. A new Lake-town has been built, Dale has been re-settled, and the Kingdom under the Mountain thrives, but change has not lessened its pace. Mere days have passed since Jangovar Easterlings were repelled from Dale. However, new Easterlings have arrived from far Rhûn, dressed in rags, and telling tales of sorrow.

The Dale-lands are governed by King Bard II of Dale and his mother the Queen Regent Erna.

The Dale-lands cover the lands between Erebor and Esgaroth below the Lonely Mountain. The main city of this region is Dale, where the Men who dwelt beneath Erebor were forced to abandon this city left to ruins by Smaug the Golden in times of old.

Settlements

The following settlements are found within this area:

• Dale
• Lake-town

Landmarks

These landmarks are located within the Dale-lands:

1. Tham Aeldír - ^{[15.5N, 34.8W]} turn south on the road between Felegoth and Loeglond. The path up to the top begins from south-west of these coordinates
2. Garthness - ^{[20.0N, 29.8W]}
3. Bridgethorp - ^{[21.7N, 26.2W]} on the hill south of Dale, on the western side
4. Stranding - ^{[17.0N, 23.3W]}
5. Bendburn - ^{[23.0N, 27.9W]}
6. Westoft - ^{[26.2N, 26.3W]}
7. Grytgate - ^{[26.2N, 25.7W]} south of the Flight to the Lonely Mountain crossing
8. Eldby - ^{[25.5N, 22.4W]} east of Dale, after the deserted camp of Easterlings
9. Tay Yoldash - ^{[21.6N, 24.8W]} on the hill south of Dale, on the easternside
10. Urûshoba - ^{[18.4N, 22.6W]}

NPCs

See "list of NPCs" within the Dale-lands

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OR use

Quests

• [...] A Forgotten Birthday - Baggins' Birthday

• [115] Lost Lore of the North: Men
• [115] Lost Lore of the North: Dwarves

• [115] Jangovar Marauders - Landscape quest
• [115] Buzzing Sickle-flies - Landscape quest

Reopening the Realm

The quests below are part of Category:Eryn Lasgalen Quests.

• [115] Discord in the Woodland Realm - Thranduil
• [115] Clearing the Forest River - Lorndúr

• [115] Trouble Comes Down the Mountain
• [115] Thievery on the River
• [115] Victims of the Ambushers

The quests below are part of Category:The Dale-lands Quests.

• [115] Encroaching on Esgaroth
• [115] A Rushed Rescue - Mervárth

• [115] Setting Back the Smugglers
• [115] Marked for Export

• [115] The Trade Must Flow

The Master's Murder

Prerequisites: Completed the quest The Trade Must Flow

• [115] The Master of Lake-town - Lake-town Guard
• [115] The Investigation - Mervárth

• [115] Taking Notices - Álarr
• [115] Clean-up Duty - Álarr
• [115] The Site of the Murder - Mervárth
• [115] The Smugglers' Den - Mervárth
• [115] Breaking Up the Gang - Dagrun
• [115] Smuggled Goods - Dagrun

• [115] Dinner at the Manor - Dagrun

• [115] Instance: The Deadly Dinner

• [115] A Gift for the Master - Dagrun (after completing "Dinner at the Manor")
• [115] Overdue Payments - Dagrun (after completing "Dinner at the Manor")

Refugees in Dale

• [115] The Welcoming of Guests - Bard II
• [115] An Incident in the Camps

• [115] Instance: An Incident in the Camps
• [115] Addressing the Discontent - Gaumar
• [115] Bells of Wrath - Gaumar

• [115] Tales of the Travelled - Enkárvo
• [115] The Sangemêkh - Komúsi

• [115] Halting Urûshoba - Landscape quest

• [115] The Sword-thegn's Trail - Turáh

• [115] Among the Refugees: Hunger and Cold
• [115] Among the Refugees: Shards of Memory
• [115] Among the Refugees: Wolves at Bay

• [115] The Reach of Justice - Víthog

• [115] Instance: The Reach of Justice

• [115] A Stern Lesson - Erna

• [115] A Patron of Commerce - Rótha (after completing "A Stern Lesson")

Rékar's Hunting Quests

• [115] Dangerous Game: Avanc
• [115] Dangerous Game: Lynx
• [115] Dangerous Game: Moose
• [115] Dangerous Game: Aurochs

Trail of Rust

For the other quests in this chain, see Category:Trail of Rust Quests.

• [115] Covert Operations
• [115] The Bones of Esgaroth
• [115] Smaug's Remains
• [115] The Master's Dilemma
  • [115] A Question of Bloodline
  • [115] The Underbelly of Deceit
• [115] Easterlings in the Dale-lands
• [115] Life After Rhûn
• [115] The Jangovar Threat
• [115] Akshir the Unrelenting
• [115] The Weeping Warrior
  • [115] Instance: The Weeping Warrior

Creatures

The following creatures are found within this area:

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Maps

Map of Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands

Lore

Coincidentally, J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote a short poem in May of 1910 which he entitled "The Dale-lands". It is unknown if TLOTRO based the name of the region in the game as a nod to the poem or if it was a strange coincidence.