Laketown is inhabited by men, though they must seem like strange creatures to a Dwarf.
In Tolkien's The Hobbit, the Master of Esgaroth (Laketown) runs away when the dragon begins to destroy the town.
It was destroyed by Smaug. What wasn't burned by his fiery breath was crushed when he fell on it.
There are lots of creatures in The Hobbit. There are hobbits, elves, dwarves, and wizards to begin with...
The Hobbit is fairly linear. There are a few places where the time line backs up, particularly when the dwarves and Bilbo are exploring Smaug's den and Smaug is attacking Laketown.
There were two species of giant birds living in Esgaroth: the Great Thrushes, and the Great Ravens. They were both much larger in size than the common kind, lived for well over 100 years, and could speak the language of Westros, communicating with the men of the region. They served as messengers and scouts for the people living there.
Bard was born and lived in Laketown.
Men of lake town, the place where Bilbo and his companions of dwarves arrived to after escaping the elven jails by hiding in barrels that had wine and food in before.
In Tolkien's The Hobbit, the Master of Esgaroth (Laketown) runs away when the dragon begins to destroy the town.
It was destroyed by Smaug. What wasn't burned by his fiery breath was crushed when he fell on it.
There are lots of creatures in The Hobbit. There are hobbits, elves, dwarves, and wizards to begin with...
The Hobbit is fairly linear. There are a few places where the time line backs up, particularly when the dwarves and Bilbo are exploring Smaug's den and Smaug is attacking Laketown.
The River "Running" ~ look to the link below to a map .
The Hobbit contains many human characters, including the men of Laketown, most notably Bard the Bowman. Gandalf appears in human form, but he is not a human.
That would be Bilbo at his birthday feast in Laketown. He had caught a cold in the river riding the barrels.
There are a number of greedy persons Thorin and the Master of Laketown show streaks of greed, the Master later dies in the wilderness.
Recompense for the damage done to Laketown. He was a descendant of Girion of Dale, from whom much of the treasure of Smaug had been stolen.
There were two species of giant birds living in Esgaroth: the Great Thrushes, and the Great Ravens. They were both much larger in size than the common kind, lived for well over 100 years, and could speak the language of Westros, communicating with the men of the region. They served as messengers and scouts for the people living there.