The Encyclopedia of Arda - Lake-town (original) (raw)

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Dates There was a settlement of Men on the Long Lake from ancient times; Lake-town was largely destroyed in the fall of Smaug in III 2941, but was rebuilt and survived into the Fourth Age Location On the western shores of the Long Lake, and out into the Lake's waters, near the inflow of the Forest River Race Men Division Northmen Culture Lake-men Other names Esgaroth Indexes: Alphabetical: L Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 7 November 2018 Updates planned: 1 A township of Men on the Long Lake Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV Map of Lake-town The township of the Lake-men, built on wooden stilts in the waters of the Long Lake, as a protection against the Dragon Smaug, who dwelt nearby to the north. See also... Barrel-rider, Battle of Five Armies, Black Arrow, Cram, Dragon of Erebor, Dragon-sickness, Esgaroth, Glóin, Great House, Invisible Baggins, Kíli, Lake-men, Long Lake, Men of the Lake, Men of the Long Lake, [See the full list...]Moneybags, Smaug, Starlings, The Bowman, The Dreadful, Your Magnificence Indexes: Alphabetical: L Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 7 November 2018 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2015, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus questionnaires work on the screen or in printed form to suit your needs, in any of dozens of languages.