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The '''Men of Dale''' were the inhabitants of the state city [[Dale]]. They came from the area around the [[Lonely Mountain]] (Erebor).
  
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The '''Dale-men''',<ref name=name>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book Two, ch. VIII: "[[Farewell to Lórien]]"</ref> or the '''Men of Dale''', were the [[Northmen]] inhabitants of [[Dale]] in the [[Third Age]]. They came from the area around the [[Lonely Mountain]].
   
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==History==
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[[File:860420_419587528134604_1204111932_o.jpg|thumb|262px|Men of Dale, when the dragon came.]]
  
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The Dale-men descended from the [[Northmen]] who had populated [[Rhovanion]] throughout the three [[Ages of Awakening|ages]] of the Sun. They had dwelled in the valley of Dale since before the year [[TA 1856|1856]] of the [[Third Age]]. In that year, some Northmen who fled from the [[Battle of the Plains]] immigrated to Dale since they shared kinship.<ref name=origin>''[[Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth]]'', "[[Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan]]"</ref>
   
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After [[Thrór]] reestablished the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] in the year [[TA 2590|2590]], another group of Northmen immigrated to Dale coming from down the [[River Running]].<ref name=appendix>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]]: The Third Age</ref> It was in this year that the town of Dale was built,<ref name=built>''[[The Hobbit]]'', ch. 1: "[[An Unexpected Party]]"</ref> growing into a wealthy township from trade with the [[Dwarves]] under the sovereignty of noble [[Lord of Dale|Lords of Dale]].<ref name=governed>''[[The Hobbit]]'', ch. 14: "[[Fire and Water]]"</ref>
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== History ==
  
   
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In [[TA 2770]], [[Smaug]] descended upon both Lonely Mountain and Dale probably from somewhere in the [[Grey Mountains (north)|Grey Mountains]].<ref name=appendix/><ref name=built/> He attacked and burned much of their town. In the years afterwards, the Dale-men dwindled in number as Smaug would pick them off one by one until the town was completely abandoned.<ref name=built/>
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The Men of Dale were descendants of the [[Northmen]] who populated [[Rhovanion]] throughout the many [[Ages of Arda|ages]]. Their capital was Dale and later remnants fled to [[Esgaroth]] or [[Laketown]]. The Men of Dale were allied with the [[dwarves]] in [[TA 2456]] when [[orcs]] from [[Mordor]] attacked.
  
   
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In [[TA 2770]], [[Smaug]] descended upon both Lonely Mountain and Dale probably from somewhere in [[Grey Mountains]] (Ered Mithrin). He attacked and burned much of their town. Over two-hundred years after the destruction of Dale in [[TA 2941]], one particular man named [[Bard the Bowman]] shot Smaug through a gap in his scaly armor with his [[Black Arrow]] with information from a [[Thrush]] that had contact with [[Thorin and Company]]. Thereafter, the Men of Dale's symbol was a Black Arrow so honoring the famous bowman. In [[TA 3019]] during the [[War of the Ring]], they aided the dwarves in defending the Lonely Mountain from the [[Easterling]] Empire.
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Over two-hundred years after the destruction of Dale in [[TA 2941]], one particular man named [[Bard|Bard the Bowman]] shot Smaug through a gap in his scaly armor with his [[black arrow]], thanks to information from a [[Thrushes|thrush]] that had contact with [[Thorin and Company]].<ref name=governed/> Subsequently Dale was refounded in [[TA 2944]] as a great city by settlers from [[Lake-town]] with Bard as [[King of Dale|King]]. Bard and his royal line would go on to rule and unite all the surrounding lands and people between the [[River Running|Celduin]] and [[Redwater|Carnen]] rivers.<ref name=appendix/>
   
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In the [[War of the Ring]] In [[TA 3019]], the Men of Dale aided the Dwarves in defending the Lonely Mountain from [[Easterling]]s.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands)</ref>
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They spoke [[Westron]] and another language similar to our world's Old Norse.
  
   
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In addition to many of them being competent in [[Westron]], they also spoke their own [[Northern (Mannish)|language]], which was distantly related to [[Rohanese]].<ref name=Complete>''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]''</ref>
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== Names ==
  
   
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==Names==
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The Men of Dale are also called '''Bardings''' no doubt because Bard I (the Bowman) defeated Smaug and founded a new kingdom.
  
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The Dale-men are named after their home town of '''Dale''', which was itself named after the valley it was in. The word is derived from the English word meaning "valley", in turn derived from Proto-Germanic ''*dalan'', with cognates in Old Norse (''dalr''), Gothic and Dutch (''dal''), and German (''Thal'').<ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dale&allowed_in_frame=0</ref> Another common name for them towards the end of the Third Age was '''Bardings''', meaning "followers of Bard", ''-ing'' being a patronymic suffix and Bard meaning Bard the Bowman, the first restored King of Dale and the slayer of Smaug.<ref name=Complete/>
   
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==In adaptations==
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== Appearance in Film Adaptation ==
  
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===''The Hobbit'' film trilogy===
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In [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Hobbit film trilogy|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]], the Dale-men (as well as the Lake-men) are directly derived in appearance from medieval Russian influences (such as Kievan Rus and its successor states). For instance, the warriors of Dale, adorned with conical, medieval Russian-style furred helmets and heavily-furred garbs, resemble the knights and warriors of the Rus' states of old.
   
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Further, as presented in the movies, per the complex nature of Russian ethno-cultural history, Dale itself and its people are thereby infused with East Slavic, Finnic, Baltic, Scandinavian, and Turkic influences. In the movies, Peter Jackson clearly defines the culture of Dale and Lake-town as a part of the East.
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In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" film trilogy, the Men of Dale (as well as Lake-town) are directly derived from medieval Russian influences (i.e., Kievan Rus' and its successor states). For instance, the warriors of Dale (adorned with conical, medieval Russian-style furred helmets and heavily-furred garbs) appear like the knights and warriors of the Rus' states of old.
  
   
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==Translations==
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Of course, due to the intricate nature of medieval Russian ethno-history, one also detects Nordic, Baltic, Finnic, and Turkic influences as well. Essentially, the films clearly utilize medieval Russian influences to depict the Men of Dale (and Lake-town) as a part of the East - as Professor Tolkien would have intended. ~ TDV
  
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|Manne van Dale
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|Njerëzit e Dale
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|رجال من ديل
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|Տղամարդիկ Դալե
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|Kişi Dale
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|Dale gizonen
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|Belarusian Cyrillic
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|Мужчыны даліна
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|Bengali
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|Ljudi od Dejla
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|Goured a Draoñienn ?
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|Мъжете на долина
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|Cebuano
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|Mga tawo sa Dale
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|បុរសនៃដលោកដេល
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|Homes de Dóna-li
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|Mænd af Dal
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|Viroj de Dale
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|Dale mehed
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|Dalur av Dale
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|Mga lalaking taga Dale
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|Miehet Laakso
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|Hommes de Dale
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|Gomes de Dale
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|Männer von Thal
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|Greek
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|Άνδρες της Δαλε
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|Haitian Creole
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|Moun lavil Dale
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|Hebrew
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|אנשי דייל
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|Hindi
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|डेल के पुरुषों
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|Férfiak Suhatag
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|Icelandic
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|Menn af Dale
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|Indonesian
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|Orang Dale
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|Irish Gaelic
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|Fir de Dale
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|Italian
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|Uomini di Dale
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|Javanese
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|Wong Dale
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|Kannada
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|ಡೇಲ್ ಮೆನ್
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|Kazakh Cyrillic
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|Дейл ерлер
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|Korean
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|데일의 남자들
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|Kyrgyz Cyrillic
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|Дейл эркектер
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|Latin
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|Viri Dale
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|Latvian
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|Dale vīri
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|Lithuanian
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|Dale vyrai
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|Luxembourgish
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|Männer vun Dale
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|Macedonian Cyrillic
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|Мажите на Дејл
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|Malagasy
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|Lehilahy amin'ny Dale
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|Malaysian
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|Lelaki Dale
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|Maltese
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|Irġiel ta 'Dale
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|Marathi
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|डेल लोक
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|Nepalese
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|डेल को पुरुष
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|Norwegian
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|Menn av Dal
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|د نارينه دره
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|مردمان دیل
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|Mężczyzn z Dal
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|Homens de Vale
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|ਡੇਲ ਦੇ ਪੁਰਸ਼
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|Bărbați din Vale
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|Бардинги
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|डाल मौकुन्द
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|Fir de Dale
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|Serbian
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|Људи оф Долина (Cyrillic) Ljudi od Dolina (Latin)
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|Sesotho
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|Banna ba Dale
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|Sinhalese
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|ඩේල් මිනිසුන්
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|Muži Dale
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|Možje Dolec
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|Niman yahow reer Dale
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|Hombres de Valle
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|Lalaki ti Dale
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|Män av Dale
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|Мардони Дейл
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|டேல் ஆண்கள்
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|డేల్ మెన్
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|ผู้ชายของหุบเขา
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|Dale Erkekleri
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|Đàn ông của Dale
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|Dynion o Dale
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|Ukrainian Cyrillic
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|чоловіки долина
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|Uzbek
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|Дале Эркаклар (Cyrillic) Dale Erkaklar (Latin)
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|מענטשן פון דייל
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* [[The Lord of the Rings]]
  
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[[pl:Ludzie z Dale]]
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Dale-men, when the dragon came

The Dale-men,[1] or the Men of Dale, were the Northmen inhabitants of Dale in the Third Age. They came from the area around the Lonely Mountain.

History

The Dale-men descended from the Northmen who had populated Rhovanion throughout the three ages of the Sun. They had dwelled in the valley of Dale since before the year 1856 of the Third Age. In that year, some Northmen who fled from the Battle of the Plains immigrated to Dale since they shared kinship.[2]

After Thrór reestablished the Kingdom under the Mountain in the year 2590, another group of Northmen immigrated to Dale coming from down the River Running.[3] It was in this year that the town of Dale was built,[4] growing into a wealthy township from trade with the Dwarves under the sovereignty of noble Lords of Dale.[5]

In TA 2770, Smaug descended upon both Lonely Mountain and Dale probably from somewhere in the Grey Mountains.[3][4] He attacked and burned much of their town. In the years afterwards, the Dale-men dwindled in number as Smaug would pick them off one by one until the town was completely abandoned.[4]

Over two-hundred years after the destruction of Dale in TA 2941, one particular man named Bard the Bowman shot Smaug through a gap in his scaly armor with his black arrow, thanks to information from a thrush that had contact with Thorin and Company.[5] Subsequently Dale was refounded in TA 2944 as a great city by settlers from Lake-town with Bard as King. Bard and his royal line would go on to rule and unite all the surrounding lands and people between the Celduin and Carnen rivers.[3]

In the War of the Ring In TA 3019, the Men of Dale aided the Dwarves in defending the Lonely Mountain from Easterlings.[6]

In addition to many of them being competent in Westron, they also spoke their own language, which was distantly related to Rohanese.[7]

Names

The Dale-men are named after their home town of Dale, which was itself named after the valley it was in. The word is derived from the English word meaning "valley", in turn derived from Proto-Germanic *dalan, with cognates in Old Norse (dalr), Gothic and Dutch (dal), and German (Thal).[8] Another common name for them towards the end of the Third Age was Bardings, meaning "followers of Bard", -ing being a patronymic suffix and Bard meaning Bard the Bowman, the first restored King of Dale and the slayer of Smaug.[7]

In adaptations

The Hobbit film trilogy

In Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, the Dale-men (as well as the Lake-men) are directly derived in appearance from medieval Russian influences (such as Kievan Rus and its successor states). For instance, the warriors of Dale, adorned with conical, medieval Russian-style furred helmets and heavily-furred garbs, resemble the knights and warriors of the Rus' states of old.

Further, as presented in the movies, per the complex nature of Russian ethno-cultural history, Dale itself and its people are thereby infused with East Slavic, Finnic, Baltic, Scandinavian, and Turkic influences. In the movies, Peter Jackson clearly defines the culture of Dale and Lake-town as a part of the East.

Translations

Foreign Language Translated name
Afrikaans Manne van Dale
Albanian Njerëzit e Dale
Arabic رجال من ديل
Armenian Տղամարդիկ Դալե
Azerbaijani Kişi Dale
Basque Dale gizonen
Belarusian Cyrillic Мужчыны даліна
Bengali ডেল এর পুরুষদের
Bosnian Ljudi od Dejla
Breton Goured a Draoñienn ?
Bulgarian Cyrillic Мъжете на долина
Cebuano Mga tawo sa Dale
Cambodian បុរសនៃដលោកដេល
Catalan Homes de Dóna-li
Chinese 谷的男人
Cornish Tus a Nans
Croatian Ljudi od Dejla
Czech Muži z Dol
Danish Mænd af Dal
Dutch Mannen van Dal
Esperanto Viroj de Dale
Estonian Dale mehed
Faroese Dalur av Dale
Filipino Mga lalaking taga Dale
Finnish Miehet Laakso
French Hommes de Dale
Frisian Mannen fen Dale
Galician Gomes de Dale
Georgian მამაკაცები ძალეი
German Männer von Thal
Greek Άνδρες της Δαλε
Haitian Creole Moun lavil Dale
Hebrew אנשי דייל
Hindi डेल के पुरुषों
Hungarian Férfiak Suhatag
Icelandic Menn af Dale
Indonesian Orang Dale
Irish Gaelic Fir de Dale
Italian Uomini di Dale
Javanese Wong Dale
Kannada ಡೇಲ್ ಮೆನ್
Kazakh Cyrillic Дейл ерлер
Korean 데일의 남자들
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Дейл эркектер
Latin Viri Dale
Latvian Dale vīri
Lithuanian Dale vyrai
Luxembourgish Männer vun Dale
Macedonian Cyrillic Мажите на Дејл
Malagasy Lehilahy amin'ny Dale
Malaysian Lelaki Dale
Maltese Irġiel ta 'Dale
Marathi डेल लोक
Nepalese डेल को पुरुष
Norwegian Menn av Dal
Pashto د نارينه دره
Persian مردمان دیل
Polish Mężczyzn z Dal
Portuguese Homens de Vale
Punjabi ਡੇਲ ਦੇ ਪੁਰਸ਼
Romanian Bărbați din Vale
Russian Бардинги
Sanskrit डाल मौकुन्द
Scottish Gaelic Fir de Dale
Serbian Људи оф Долина (Cyrillic) Ljudi od Dolina (Latin)
Sesotho Banna ba Dale
Sinhalese ඩේල් මිනිසුන්
Slovak Muži Dale
Slovenian Možje Dolec
Somalian Niman yahow reer Dale
Spanish Hombres de Valle
Sundanese Lalaki ti Dale
Swedish Män av Dale
Tajik Cyrillic Мардони Дейл
Tamil டேல் ஆண்கள்
Telugu డేల్ మెన్
Thai ผู้ชายของหุบเขา
Turkish Dale Erkekleri
Vietnamese Đàn ông của Dale
Welsh Dynion o Dale
Ukrainian Cyrillic чоловіки долина
Uzbek Дале Эркаклар (Cyrillic) Dale Erkaklar (Latin)
Yiddish מענטשן פון דייל

References

  1. ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, ch. VIII: "Farewell to Lórien"
  2. ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Third Age
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Hobbit, ch. 1: "An Unexpected Party"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Hobbit, ch. 14: "Fire and Water"
  6. ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
  8. ↑ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dale&allowed_in_frame=0
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