The Hobbit: How Does Bard Know Where To Shoot Smaug?

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Smaug the terrible and magnificent is one of the most powerful foes in existence at the time of The Hobbit books. He single-handedly wiped out the entire city of Dale, as well as slaughtered most of Thorin’s people. Not only is he a particularly large and fearsome dragon, he is also greedy and intelligent beyond compare, he knows what every single piece of treasure in his gilded halls is, and notices instantly if something has been moved or stolen. But beyond the desolation and the fire that he brought, the people of Lake Town know very little about him, because he has been locked away in the mountains ever since.

When Thorin and company thus undertake their quest to reclaim Erebor, the kingdom of their forefathers, they awaken Smaug from a long and deep slumber. In a rage, he tries at first to weed them out of the mountain and fry them, but when this proves too difficult a task, he decides instead to take his vengeance upon the people of Lake Town for helping them. There is nothing that the dwarves can do but sit and watch as he flies towards the village to desecrate it. But unbeknownst to the dwarves, there is another who has already gone ahead to warn the people, and try to limit the damage of the mighty beast. This seemingly small and insignificant character (shown only briefly in the movie adaptations) actually has a crucial role in saving the day, and enabling the few people who survive the attack and make it out unscathed.

Did Men Hunt Hobbits To Extinction For Sport?

Earlier on, at the end of the first film, a small thrush is shown bashing a snails shell against the side of the mountain. The noise echoes down into the chambers below, and the large eye of the sleeping dragon reveals itself and opens. Although this