Notable individuals of the Men of Dale and Esgaroth (4).
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King of Dale
Bard the Bowman, a captain of archers in Lake-town and the heir of Girion of Dale, killed the dragon Smaug with the Black Arrow in 2941 as the dragon burned Esgaroth. He then led the Lake-men to the Lonely Mountain, fought in the Battle of Five Armies, and with his share of the treasure rebuilt Dale and became its king.
King of Dale
Brand, grandson of Bard the Bowman, was King of Dale during the War of the Ring. He refused Sauron's overtures, and in March 3019 he fell before the Gate of Erebor fighting the Easterlings beside Dáin Ironfoot.
Lord of Dale
Girion was Lord of Dale when the dragon Smaug descended on the Lonely Mountain in 2770. He was killed in the burning of his town, but his wife and child escaped down the river, and his descendant Bard avenged him a hundred and seventy years later.
Master of Lake-town
The unnamed Master of Lake-town was the elected ruler of Esgaroth when Thorin's company came in 2941. A shrewd trader with no taste for old songs or heroics, he fled when Smaug attacked, blamed the Dwarves afterwards, and finally absconded with gold given for the town's rebuilding and died in the Waste.