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Bard the Bowman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. A Man of Laketown and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Dale, Bard manages to kill Smaug, the dragon, after which he becomes king of Dale. Tolkien created the character specifically to kill Smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the story were able to fulfill this role.
Smaug (/ s m aʊ ɡ / [T 1]) is a dragon and the main antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, his treasure and the mountain he lives in being the goal of the quest. Powerful and fearsome, he invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 171 years prior to the events described in the novel. [ 1 ]
Bilbo and the Dwarves watch from the Lonely Mountain as the dragon Smaug sets Laketown ablaze. Bard breaks out of prison and kills Smaug with the black arrow.Smaug's falling body crushes the Master of Laketown and his cronies, who were escaping on a boat with the town's gold.
In The Hobbit, the Black Arrow was a royal heirloom used by Bard the Bowman to kill the dragon Smaug. [T 16] In The Lord of the Rings, the Red Arrow was a token used by Gondor to summon its allies in time of need. [T 17] In the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the Red Arrow is omitted and its role is conflated with the Beacons of Gondor. [14]
The Necromancer, a shadowy evil character mentioned in The Hobbit. [T 20] In The Lord of the Rings, the Necromancer is revealed to be Sauron. [T 21] (mentioned only) Smaug, a great dragon who made the Lonely Mountain his lair. [T 1] After the Company roused him from his long quiescence, he destroyed Lake-town and was killed by Bard the Bowman ...
The Hobbit is a trilogy of ... Bilbo and the Dwarves watch from the Lonely Mountain as the dragon Smaug sets Laketown ablaze. Bard breaks out of prison and kills ...
The Hobbit enters the mountain and steals a golden cup. [2] [T 4] [T 5] Smaug, enraged by the theft, emerges from the mountain and flies south to destroy Lake-town, which he suspects is the source of the "thieves". During this attack Smaug is killed by Bard the Bowman; Thorin claims the mountain on learning of Smaug's demise.
The Hobbit is set in Middle-earth and follows home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit of the title, who joins the wizard Gandalf and the thirteen dwarves of Thorin's Company, on a quest to reclaim the dwarves' home and treasure from the dragon Smaug. Bilbo's journey takes him from his peaceful rural surroundings into more sinister territory.