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Bard I Biographical Information DeathT.A. 2977 Physical
Description  Bard I (died c. Third Age 2977) of Lake-town was
one of the most skilled archers among Men and was the heir of
Girion, the last king of old Dale. Bard was able to slay the
Dragon Smaug with a single arrow after a tip from the old thrush
(who had overheard Bilbo Baggins' description of Smaug) revealed
an unarmoured spot on the Dragon's underside. Because of his
miraculous shot he was given the epithet Bard the Bowman.  Bard
claimed a twelfth of the treasure amassed by the dragon, which
he subsequently shared with the Master of Lake-town to rebuild
the town. However, the Master stole the money and ran off into
the wild where he died. Four years later, aft