sack of Erebor

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The sack of Erebor is the devastating attack in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium when the dragon Smaug destroyed the Dwarven kingdom under the Lonely Mountain, driving out its people and seizing its vast treasure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf attack
fictional event
alternativeName Destruction of the Kingdom under the Mountain
attacker Smaug
author J. R. R. Tolkien
cause Smaug’s desire for treasure
consequenceForSmaug acquisition of a vast hoard of treasure
establishment of Smaug’s lair in Erebor
depictedIn The Hobbit
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth
followedBy Battle of Five Armies
surface form: Battle of the Five Armies

The Quest of Erebor
surface form: Quest of Erebor

exile of Thráin II and Thorin Oakenshield
settlement of some survivors in the Blue Mountains
wandering of the Longbeards
location Erebor
Lonely Mountain
mentionedIn The Lord of the Rings appendices
Unfinished Tales
notableSurvivor Balin
Bifur
Bofur
Bombur
Dori
Dwalin
Fundin
Fíli
Glóin
Gróin
Kíli
Nori
Ori
Thorin Oakenshield
Thráin II
Óin
precededBy prosperity of the Kingdom under the Mountain
primaryAntagonist Smaug
relatedEvent The Quest of Erebor
surface form: Quest of Erebor

War of the Dwarves and Orcs
relativeTime about 171 years before the Quest of Erebor
about 171 years before the events of The Hobbit
result destruction of the Kingdom under the Mountain
exile of the Dwarves of Erebor
occupation of Erebor by Smaug
seizure of Erebor’s treasure by Smaug
strategicImpact increased danger in Rhovanion
weakened Dwarven power in the north
timePeriod Third Age
victim Dwarves of Erebor

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Smaug event sack of Erebor
Arkenstone of Thrain centralToEvent sack of Erebor
this entity surface form: Siege of the Lonely Mountain
Thrór event sack of Erebor
this entity surface form: Sack of Erebor by Smaug