Erebor, the Sindarin name for the Lonely Mountain, denoted not only a mountain situated in the northern region of Rhovanion but also the subterranean Dwarven city nestled inside it. It rose to prominence as the largest Dwarven city in Middle-earth in the latter part of the Third Age. It was the origin of the River Running and lay northeast of Mirkwood, close to the Grey Mountains. The mineral richness of Lonely Mountain was discovered by Durins Folk during the Second Age, but the colony did not ... (Read More)