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This is a sketch of the arrow shot by Bard the Bowman finding its mark in Smaug's belly above burning Lake-town. From The Hobbit Chapter 14, Fire and Water which was also published in The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendars 1973 and 1974. The writing on the left side of the picture reads: 'The moon should be a crescent: it was only a few nights after the New Moon on Durin's Day'; in the left-hand bottom corner: 'Dragon should have a white naked spot where the arrow enters'; and at the bottom: 'Bard the Bowman should be standing after release of arrow at extreme left point of the piles.'

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current22:47, 20 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:47, 20 February 2006523 × 407 (41 KB)Hyarion (talk | contribs)This is a sketch of the arrow shot by Bard the Bowman finding its mark in Smaug's belly above burning Lake Town. From The Hobbit Chapter 14, Fire and Water which was also published in The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendars 1973 and 1974. The wri

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