Lake-town

Lake-town (also known as Esgorath) is a human settlement where Bard and his family lived until it was destroyed.
==History==
Lake-town was built near the Lonely Mountain and Dale. However, when Da.e was invaded and the Mountain taken by Smaug, the Lady of Dale and her son went to live there.
Later, Lake-town first appears in the second book in the series, where Bard smuggles Thorin Oakenshield,the hobbits Violet Greenhill and Bilbo Baggins and their companions into Lake-town. However, they are alter caught after trying to steal the men's armory. However, they are given a warm welcome by the Master later on. 
When Smaug was enraged by the dwarves and their hobbit friends, he went and destroyed the town. However, Bard (with the assistance of his son Bain) managed to kill the dragon with their ancestor's black arrow.
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