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[[Image:Barding.jpg|thumb|''Barding'' in ''[[The One Ring (role-playing game)|The One Ring]]'']]
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'''Bardings''' were the people of [[Dale]] during the later [[Third Age]].<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref> They took their name from [[Bard]] the Bowman, a [[Men|Man]] descended from [[Girion]], who had been Lord of [[Dale]] when [[Smaug]] devastated it. After [[Bard]]'s revenge on the Dragon, he became Lord of [[Dale]] in his own right. He was succeeded as its ruler by his son [[Bain]], and so his line extended down to the time of the [[War of the Ring]] and beyond.  
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'''Bardings''' were the [[Men of Dale|people]] of [[Dale]] during the later [[Third Age]].<ref name=meet>{{FR|II1}}</ref> They took their name from [[Bard]] the Bowman, a [[Men|Man]] descended from [[Girion]], who had been Lord of [[Dale]] when [[Smaug]] devastated it.  
==History==
The people of the Bardings belonged to that wide-ranging branch of [[Men]] known as the [[Northmen]], and were thus kin to both the [[Beornings]] and the [[Rohirrim]].<Ref>{{TT|RiderS}}</ref>


As time passed, so the lands under the power of the Bardings grew, and in the time of [[Bard]]'s grandson [[Brand]] their territories were said to extend far to the south and east of the [[Long Lake]]. The people of the Bardings belonged to that wide-ranging branch of [[Men]] known as the [[Northmen]], and were thus kin to both the [[Beornings]] and the [[Rohirrim]]. Though their founder [[Bard]] had been black-haired, then, the fair hair of the northern [[Men]] was often seen among this people.
After [[Bard]]'s revenge on the Dragon in {{TA|2941}}, he became [[King of Dale]] in his own right. He was succeeded as its ruler by his son [[Bain]], and so his line extended down to the time of the [[War of the Ring]] and beyond.
 
The Bardings maintained the friendship with the [[Dwarves of Erebor]], as their ancestors. As time passed, so the lands under the power of the Bardings grew, and in the time of [[Bard]]'s grandson [[Brand]] their territories were said to extend far to the south and east of the [[Long Lake]].<ref name=meet/>
 
During the War of the Ring, the [[Easterlings]] [[Battle of Dale|attacked]] the city of Dale and forced the Men and the Dwarves into [[Erebor]]; King Brand died alongside [[Dáin Ironfoot]] at the [[Gate of Erebor]]. After seven days of siege, news came of the defeat of [[Sauron]]. The new kings broke the siege and chased the Easterlings out of Dale. After the siege, the two peoples rebuilt Dale. The new King [[Bard II]] also sent an emissary to the coronation of King Elessar.<ref>{{App|B}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

Revision as of 10:27, 10 July 2017

The Bardings
People
Barding.jpg
General Information
MembersBard, Bain, Brand, Bard II
Physical Description
Lifespanshorter than Númenórean
GalleryImages of The Bardings

Bardings were the people of Dale during the later Third Age.[1] They took their name from Bard the Bowman, a Man descended from Girion, who had been Lord of Dale when Smaug devastated it.

History

The people of the Bardings belonged to that wide-ranging branch of Men known as the Northmen, and were thus kin to both the Beornings and the Rohirrim.[2]

After Bard's revenge on the Dragon in T.A. 2941, he became King of Dale in his own right. He was succeeded as its ruler by his son Bain, and so his line extended down to the time of the War of the Ring and beyond.

The Bardings maintained the friendship with the Dwarves of Erebor, as their ancestors. As time passed, so the lands under the power of the Bardings grew, and in the time of Bard's grandson Brand their territories were said to extend far to the south and east of the Long Lake.[1]

During the War of the Ring, the Easterlings attacked the city of Dale and forced the Men and the Dwarves into Erebor; King Brand died alongside Dáin Ironfoot at the Gate of Erebor. After seven days of siege, news came of the defeat of Sauron. The new kings broke the siege and chased the Easterlings out of Dale. After the siege, the two peoples rebuilt Dale. The new King Bard II also sent an emissary to the coronation of King Elessar.[3]

Etymology

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