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Bard shot Smaug in III 2941,1 and was King of Dale III 2944 - III 2977 (33 years)
Race
Men
Culture
Men of Dale
Family
Descended from Girion, Lord of Dale
Settlements
Bard shot Smaug over Lake-town, but later removed to his ancestral home of Dale
Other names
Dragon-shooter
Title of
Bard I

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The Bowman

Bard the Dragon-shooter

Girion
Bard
the Bowman
Bain

A title given to Bard of Lake-town, and later Lord of Dale, who was famed for shooting the Dragon Smaug.


Notes

1

It would be natural to assume that Bard's title of 'the Bowman' came from his feat of shooting of the Dragon Smaug. This would indeed seem to be the case, although he is once described (rather than titled) as a bowman before Smaug's death. So, he might conceivably have been known as 'Bard the Bowman' before he slew the Dragon.

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The Bowman

Bard the Dragon-shooter

Dates
Bard shot Smaug in III 2941,1 and was King of Dale III 2944 - III 2977 (33 years)
Race
Men
Culture
Men of Dale
Family
Descended from Girion, Lord of Dale
Settlements
Bard shot Smaug over Lake-town, but later removed to his ancestral home of Dale
Other names
Dragon-shooter
Title of
Bard I

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 3 November 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

The Bowman

Bard the Dragon-shooter

Girion
Bard
the Bowman
Bain

A title given to Bard of Lake-town, and later Lord of Dale, who was famed for shooting the Dragon Smaug.


Notes

1

It would be natural to assume that Bard's title of 'the Bowman' came from his feat of shooting of the Dragon Smaug. This would indeed seem to be the case, although he is once described (rather than titled) as a bowman before Smaug's death. So, he might conceivably have been known as 'Bard the Bowman' before he slew the Dragon.

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 3 November 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2022-2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
With Discus our world-class support is free for all users. We believe in empowering clients to get the most from the DISC test.