īard went to his ancestral home of Dale at the foot of the Lonely Mountain. Bard also contributed gold for the rebuilding of Lake-town, and although the Master of Lake-town absconded with much of it, Lake-town was rebuilt and its people became prosperous. Bard gave the emeralds of Girion to Thranduil in gratitude for his assistance. Bard laid the Arkenstone upon Thorin's breast when he was buried under the mountain, and Dáin agreed to pay the one-fourteenth share of the treasure as promised. During the battle, Thorin emerged from the mountain and rallied Dwarves, Elves, and Men to the attack, but he was mortally wounded. Bard, Thranduil, and Dáin took council together and they joined forces to fight their common enemy in the Battle of Five Armies. A battle seemed imminent, but then Gandalf told them that an army of goblins and Wargs were approaching. Dáin's army arrived the next day, and Bard tried to prevent them from entering the Lonely Mountain until the exchange for the Arkenstone had been made. Thorin was enraged, but he reluctantly agreed to give up Bilbo's one-fourteenth share. The next day, Bard asked Thorin for a portion of the treasure in exchange for the Arkenstone. īard, offering to ransom the Arkenstone to Thorin He also told them that an army of 500 Dwarves led by Dáin Ironfoot was coming from the Iron Hills. The Hobbit had found the Arkenstone - the treasure that Thorin most desired - and he offered it to Bard and Thranduil to use to negotiate. īilbo presents the Arkenstone to Thranduil and Bardīilbo Baggins thought that Bard's claims were reasonable, so one night he went secretly to the camp of the Lake-men and Elves. Bard sent a messenger several hours later asking for one-twelfth of the treasure, but again Thorin refused. Thorin said that the destruction of Lake-town was not his responsibility and he refused to parley with armies camped outside the mountain. Bard sought reparations from Thorin on the grounds that it was he who had slain Smaug, that part of the Dragon’s treasure had once belonged to Dale, and that the people of Lake-town were suffering and needed aid. When they arrived at the Lonely Mountain, they were surprised to find Thorin Oakenshield and his company of Dwarves still alive. Then, Bard and the Elvenking led their forces to the Lonely Mountain, seeking a share of the treasure. Bard took charge of organizing shelter and aid for the refugees and sent messages to the Elvenking of Mirkwood asking for help. The people wanted him to be their King, but he said he would continue to serve the Master of Lake-town for the time being. īard escaped into the lake and swam ashore. Bard fired his Black Arrow and struck the hollow by Smaug's left breast and the dragon fell from the sky, landing on Lake-town and destroying it. The bird told him of the weak spot in Smaug's armor that Bilbo Baggins had discovered. Because Bard was of the race of Dale, he was able to understand the thrush's words. He was down to his last arrow when a thrush came and perched over his shoulder. Bard himself fired many arrows with his great yew bow. In TA 2941, when Smaug emerged from the Lonely Mountain and attacked Lake-town, Bard, as captain of a company of town archers, was encouraging the archers and urging the town Master to order them to fight to the last arrow. Bard was descended from Lord Girion of Dale, whose wife and child had escaped to Lake-town when Smaug ruined Dale and took the Lonely Mountain in TA 2770.