King Brand and King Dain Ironfoot

On March 17 of the year 3019 in the Third Age, Sauron sent a host of Easterlings to attack Dale.The combined forces of the Men of Dale under King Brand and the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain under King Dain Ironfoot marched out to meet the Easterlings in battle. Sauron's forces were probably more numerous, though the armies of Dale and Erebor would have possessed an advantage due to their superior Dwarven-made weaponry. After three days of heavy close-quarters fighting, Brand and Dain were forced to retreat to the Lonely Mountain. A few sturdy warriors led by Brand and Dain fought bravely before the Gate of Erebor, which was not taken. Dain was killed as he stood defending the body of his ally Brand. The defenders of the Mountain were now under siege.