When Smaug attacks Lake-town, Bard is the last of the archers to stand his post, but the dragon is immune to arrows. He is described as tall and grim with black hair. His friends accused him of prophesying floods and poisoned fish, but they knew his worth and courage. He is the captain of a company of archers in Esgaroth (also known as Lake-town). Bard the Bowman may have been inspired by the warrior Wiglaf in the Old English poem Beowulf.īard is a descendant of Girion, the last lord of the city of Dale, which had been destroyed by the dragon Smaug two centuries before the events of The Hobbit, which takes place in year 2941 of the Third Age. Tolkien created the character specifically to kill Smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the story were able to fulfill this role.
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.
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