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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.
Bard the Bowman, an archer of Lake-town who slew Smaug. Heir of Girion. [T 13] Beorn the "skin-changer", able to take the form of a bear, who lives between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood, near the Carrock. [T 4] He fought against the goblins at the Battle of Five Armies along with the men, elves and dwarves.
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Luke George Evans was born on Easter Sunday, 15 April 1979, in Pontypool, [4] and brought up in Aberbargoed, [1] the only child of Yvonne and David Evans. [5] [6] He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, though he left the religion when he was 16 and left school at the same time.
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]
Hilda Bianca (portrayed by Sarah Peirse [5]) is a woman of Lake-Town, among the first to spot the dwarves as Bard leads them through the city. Percy (portrayed by Nick Blake) [5] is the gatekeeper of Lake-Town and a friend of Bard. Tilda and Sigrid (portrayed by Mary and Peggy Nesbitt respectively) are the daughters of Bard the Bowman. [6]
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[citation needed] 2013 saw Bell portray Bain, son of Bard the Bowman, in Peter Jackson's epic adventure fantasy films The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. [13] He would revive the role in 2014's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the final instalment of Jackson's interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. [14]