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{{Infobox Areas
|name        = Erebor
|region      = Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands
|dungeons    = 
|landmarks   =
|settlements = [[Hall Under the Mountain]]<br>[[Tumnu-dûm|Tumnu-dûm, The Dwelling-halls]]
|areas       = [[The Dale-lands]]
|levels      = 115
|restier     = T11 - Doomfold
}}
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== Description ==
'''Erebor''', the '''Lonely Mountain''', is an [[area]] within [[Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands]]. It is the mountain that stands alone in the north of [[Rhovanion]], to the east of [[Eryn Lasgalen]] and north of [[the Dale-lands]], where the [[Dwarves]] founded the [[Dwarves of Erebor|Kingdom of Erebor]].

There are few services in the exterior of Erebor, but the [[Hall Under the Mountain]] within is the capital of [[Durin's Folk]] and has much to do.

== Settlements ==
The following [[settlements]] are found within this area:
* [[Hall Under the Mountain]]
* [[Tumnu-dûm|Tumnu-dûm, The Dwelling-halls]]

== Locations ==
* [[The New-lodes of Narathâk]]

== Travelling ==
* [[Milestone]] {{Tooltip Coords|Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands|29.0N|25.7W}}
* [[Stable-master]] - [[Stable-master (Erebor)]] {{Tooltip Coords|Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands|29.0N|25.7W}}
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* [[Mission Recruiter]] {{Tooltip Coords|Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands|28.9N|25.5W}}
{{Questbox|Mission Recruiter destinations| collapsed |{{:Mission Recruiter}}
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== NPCs ==
''See "[[:Category:Erebor NPCs|list of NPCs]]" within Erebor''<br>
{{:Category:Erebor NPCs}}

== Quests ==
{{:Category:Erebor Quests}}

== Maps ==
[[File:Woods and Mountains.jpg|200px|thumb|Woods and Mountains]]
[[File: Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands map.jpg|400px|Map of Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands]]
[[File: Erebor map.jpg|400px|The interior of Erebor]]
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== Lore ==
: The dwarf-kingdom founded by Thráin I after the loss of [[Khazad-dûm]]. The kingdom was destroyed by the dragon [[Smaug]], but was refounded by Thráin's descendant [[Thorin II Oakenshield]].
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| text  = :: '''The content of this section is based upon the Official Lore Entry in the LOTRO [[Lorebook]] (no longer on-line).'''}}
:: [[Image: Icon lore.png|27px]]<ref>This description of Erebor is taken from the Official Lore Entry in the LOTRO [[Lorebook]] (no longer on-line).</ref>
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|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Location: 
|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|To the northeast of Mirkwood, at the source of the River Running
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|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Origins: 
|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Founded by Thráin of Durin's Folk
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|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Dates: 
|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Founded III 1999 <br>Deserted III 2210<br>Refounded III 2590<br>Sacked by Smaug III 2770<br>Refounded once more III 2941
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|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Pronunciation:
|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|e'rebor
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|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Meaning:
|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Literally "Lonely Mountain"
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|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Other names:
|style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 1px;"|Kingdom under the Mountain, Lonely Mountain
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: Note: In fact, Erebor was probably not completely deserted between III 2210 and III 2590, but the royal house of Durin's Folk was removed, and the Longbeards were ruled from the [[Grey Mountains]] for this period of its history.

=== Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain ===
[[File: The Lonely Mountain-icon.png|48px]] '''The Longbeards of Erebor'''
: The original home of the Longbeards, the Dwarves of Durin's Folk, had been the majestic mountain-city of [[Khazad-dûm]]. After dwelling there for many millennia, they were driven out by a [[Balrog]], Durin's Bane, and scattered into the Wild as their ancient mansions fell into darkness. Their King, Náin I, had been slain by the Balrog, but his son Thráin I led many of the Longbeards away to the northeast. There he founded a new Dwarf-kingdom beneath the Lonely Mountain, '''Erebor''' above the Long Lake.

: The followers of Thráin I were the founding Dwarves of Erebor, but that first kingdom did not last long. Thráin's son Thorin I saw that most of his people were settling in the Grey Mountains, to the north and west of Erebor, and he moved the King's seat to be with his people there. It is unclear whether Erebor was completely abandoned at this time - it seems likely that at least some Dwarves remained - but the royal house was resettled in the far north, and remained there for five generations.

: After King Dáin I was slain by a Dragon, his heir Thrór determined to lead the Longbeards back to Erebor, and refound the Kingdom under the Mountain. In his time the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain reached the height of their wealth and fame. News of that wealth reached ears of the Dragon Smaug, who descended on the Lonely Mountain and claimed it for himself: yet again the Longbeards were driven out of their home into the wilderness.

: Eventually, the wandering Dwarves settled far to the west, in the [[Ered Luin]], where they plotted vengeance on the Dragon Smaug. It was Thrór's grandson [[Thorin Oakenshield]] who finally achieved this, with the help of the Wizard [[Gandalf]] and [[Bilbo Baggins]]. Thorin himself did not survive long enough to rebuild his grandfather's kingdom: he was slain in the Battle of Five Armies. His cousin Dáin Ironfoot, who had led the Dwarves of the Iron Hills, became the new lord of the Lonely Mountain, and ruled there as King Dáin II until the time of the War of the Ring. Dáin was slain in that war, but the Kingdom under the Mountain survived, and the Dwarves still dwelt there as the Fourth Age dawned. <ref>[https://www.glyphweb.com/arda/d/dwarvesofthelonelymountain.html https://www.glyphweb.com/arda/d/dwarvesofthelonelymountain.html]</ref>
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:'''{{:Part 1: The Battle of Five Armies and the Dwarves of Erebor : Tremors Under the Mountain}}'''
== Navigation ==
{{Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands}}

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