| Bard the Bowman | |
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| The Lord of the Rings character | |
| First appearance | The Hobbit (1937) |
| Created by | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Portrayed by | Luke Evans |
| Voiced by | John Stephenson |
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| Weapon | Bow |
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Bard the Bowman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. A Man of Laketown and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Dale, Bard manages to kill Smaug, the dragon, after which he becomes king of Dale. Tolkien created the character specifically to kill Smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the story were able to fulfill this role. Bard the Bowman may have been inspired by the warrior Wiglaf in the Old English poem Beowulf.