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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Many years later, his descendant [[Bard]] was still living on [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]]. He took revenge upon the dragon by slaying him with [[Black Arrow|an arrow]].<ref name="Fire"/> His Necklace was found among the dragon's hoard.
Many years later, his descendant [[Bard]] was still living in [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]]. He took revenge upon the dragon by slaying him with [[Black Arrow|an arrow]].<ref name="Fire"/> His Necklace was found among the dragon's hoard.


==Etymology==
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
==Portrayal in adaptations==
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|File:The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug - Girion.jpg|Girion in ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]
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'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''
'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''
:Briefly seen in flashback to the [[Sack of Erebor]] in ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'', Girion is portrayed by [[Luke Evans]], who also played Girion's descendant [[Bard]].<ref name=ComingSoon>[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2013/12/09/84485-luke-evans-played-his-ancestor-girion-of-dale/ "Luke Evans played Bard’s ancestor, Girion of Dale"], theonering.net, 9 December 2013 (accessed 29 January 2014) </ref>
:Briefly seen in flashback to the [[Sack of Erebor]] in both the [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (extended edition)|Extended Edition]] of ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and in ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'', Girion is portrayed by [[Luke Evans]], who also played Girion's descendant [[Bard]].<ref name=ComingSoon>[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2013/12/09/84485-luke-evans-played-his-ancestor-girion-of-dale/ "Luke Evans played Bard’s ancestor, Girion of Dale"], theonering.net, 9 December 2013 (accessed 29 January 2014) </ref>


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Girion
Northman
U-yasuk - Girion.png
Biographical Information
PositionLord of Dale
LocationDale
LanguageDalish
DeathT.A. 2770
Dale
Family
SpouseUnnamed wife
ChildrenUnnamed child; ancestor of Bard the Bowman
Physical Description
GenderMale
ClothingNecklace
GalleryImages of Girion

Girion (d. T.A. 2770[1]) was the last Lord of Dale.

History

Girion was a Man of Dale and became lord of the city. Not much can be said about his life and rule, other than he had a wife, and at least one son.

He possessed a Necklace made of five hundred emeralds. When the Dwarves of Erebor forged a coat of dwarf-linked rings, presumably of mithril, for his eldest son, Girion gave the necklace to the Dwarves as a payment.[2]

He witnessed the arrival of Smaug when the Dragon assaulted Dale and the neighboring dwarf realm of Erebor. Girion was killed during that event but his wife and child escaped down the River Running.[3]

Legacy

Many years later, his descendant Bard was still living in Esgaroth. He took revenge upon the dragon by slaying him with an arrow.[3] His Necklace was found among the dragon's hoard.

Etymology

Although the names of Dale are Norse, Girion seems to be a Sindarin name. The meaning is not clear but the Etymologies give a Noldorin root GIR ("quiver, shudder"),[4] which might be related.

Portrayal in adaptations

Girion in adaptations

2012-14: The Hobbit (film series):

Briefly seen in flashback to the Sack of Erebor in both the Extended Edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Girion is portrayed by Luke Evans, who also played Girion's descendant Bard.[5]

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