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In the Hobbit, Smaug seeks revenge on the lake men because they helped the intruders.
He will play the Master of Lake-town.
* Smaug didn't like them thumping their barrels. * Bilbo in being clever about who he was claimed to be 'barrel rider' in reference to his journey down the river in a barrel. Smaug took this to mean he was one of the Lake-men and vowed revenge for Bilbo's intrusion into his lair.
Most of the population of Lake Town think the dwarves are going to kill the dragon Smaug, and so treat them with kindness, hoping to get a share of the treasure. In fact all the dwarves do is annoy Smaug, who flies down the mountain and destroys Lake Town. Smaug is eventually killed by Bard.
Lake Town is a community of man by Long Lake and was once called, Esgaroth. It was once a truly rich and prosperous, wealthy and powerful. When Thrain ruled Under the Mountain, gold was abundant and the land was prosperous. But it was all destroyed by Smaug and took all of Thrain's treasures. So the legend says that if the king returns and defeats the dragon, Lake Town will prosper once again.
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In the Hobbit, Smaug seeks revenge on the lake men because they helped the intruders.
Lake-Town's actual name in The Hobbit is Esgaroth, built of wood and situated entirely in the Long Lake.Esgaroth/Lake-Town is not to be confused with the city of Dale, built between the Lake and the Lonely Mountain (Mount Erebor). Dale was destroyed by Smaug when he took over the Lonely Mountain, but was resettled after the dwarves reclaimed Erebor and Smaug was killed.
The information was that of a weak spot in Smaug's armour, a gap in his coat of scales, through which the arrow that killed him was fired.
He will play the Master of Lake-town.
I depends to which forest you are referring. If you mean Mirkwood, then the other side of the forest is where the Long Lake, the River Running, the Desolation of Smaug and the Lonely Mountain are.
Smaug was foiled by his own hubris. He bragged about his impenetrable armor, and by doing so, allowed Bilbo to see the hole in it. Bilbo communicated this to Bard the Bowman as Smaug attacked Lake-town, and he used that information to slay the dragon with a well-placed arrow.
Lake Town was the name of the village that existed at the time of the Hobbit. It was destroyed by Smaug when he was awakened by Bilbo. The down that lay at the foot of the mountain that was destroyed previously was called Dale.
* Smaug didn't like them thumping their barrels. * Bilbo in being clever about who he was claimed to be 'barrel rider' in reference to his journey down the river in a barrel. Smaug took this to mean he was one of the Lake-men and vowed revenge for Bilbo's intrusion into his lair.
The killer of Smaug is Bard the Bowman. He's alerted by a thrush who overheard of Smaug's weakness (a single bare spot in his bejeweled chest).Bard, a man in the town of Esgaroth, a town by the lake, killed the dragon. He was told by the thrush where Smaug's weak spot was, and thus Bard was able to shoot the dragon through the heart.
Dale was a town on the southern slopes of the Lonely Mountain. It was destroyed when the dragon Smaug arrived in the region, and its inhabitants built a new town called Esgaroth which was suspended above the waters of Long Lake on pilings. After Smaug died, Bard Bowman rebuilt Dale and ruled there.
Most of the population of Lake Town think the dwarves are going to kill the dragon Smaug, and so treat them with kindness, hoping to get a share of the treasure. In fact all the dwarves do is annoy Smaug, who flies down the mountain and destroys Lake Town. Smaug is eventually killed by Bard.