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Esgaroth is in the Long Lake of the river Running. It is east of Mirkwood and south of Erebor and Dale.
In "The Hobbit," the Company of Dwarves, along with Bilbo and Gandalf, stays in Esgaroth (Lake-town) for a short period, roughly a few days. Their arrival is greeted with hospitality as they prepare for their journey to the Lonely Mountain. During this time, they gather supplies and rest before continuing on their quest to reclaim the Dwarven homeland from Smaug the dragon.
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The town that was burned was called Lake-town, but is also referred to by Tolkien as "Esgaroth" and "Esgaroth on the Long Lake".It is likely that Esgaroth existed alongside the town of Dale, which laid at the foot of the Lonely Mountain. Dale would have been the primary settlement, when Esgaroth acting more like a trade center between Dale, Greenwood, Erebor, the Iron Hills and the human settlements to the East along the River Running. It is mentioned in The Hobbit that at low tide, more pilings from a "greater town" could be seen, indicating that a larger settlement once existed on the same site.After the destruction of Lake-town, the humans built a greater city father down the lake and called it Esgaroth.
Bilbo had stolen a cup from Smaug's hoard and, from some unfortunate comments on Bilbo's part, deduced that the thief was a Lakeman from Esgaroth, so he went off in a great fiery rage to burn Esgaroth to the ground and eat lots of tasty Lakemen.
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He is also known as Bard of Girion (Girion was an ancestor of Bard.) Bard of Esgaroth (Esgaroth is Laketown), Bard the Dragon-Shooter and as King of Dale
The dwarves were drawn together with the elves and the men of Esgaroth during the Battle of the Five Armies, which took place in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel "The Hobbit."
Thorin unsettled Smaug, causing him to attack the river town of Esgaroth, angering the residents, some time before the Battle of Five Armies.
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," the people of Esgaroth (Lake-town) receive help from the Elvenking Thranduil and his forces. After the destruction of the town by the dragon Smaug and the subsequent events involving the treasure hoard, Thranduil sends aid to the survivors. Additionally, Bard the Bowman, a local hero who plays a crucial role in defeating Smaug, also leads efforts to support the people of Esgaroth in their time of need.