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To make the city harder to get to. This way, the dragon has to attack from the air and the archers can shoot him.
They wanted to prevent the dragon, Smaug, from being able to attack the town from the shore.
The strategy is that Smaug must attack from the air instead of from the ground, but his greatest strength is from the air, so this is counter intuitive.
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In 'The Hobbit' what is the appearance of the Lake Men?
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What strange creatures inhabited Esgaroth in The Hobbit?
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He was angry at Bilbo's theft and decided the Lake men needed a reminder of who ruled.
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well, if you are talking about the men in the book 'The Hobbit' then the men live in Lake-Town
Why did all the men of arms go to the mountain in the hobbit?
The men felt that the deserved it after killing the dragon
What does smaug not recognize about Bilbo in The Hobbit?
Smaug doesn't recognize the scent of Hobbit, although he knows what dwarves and men smell like.
Who named the bridges?
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Gandalf sends men out to search for Bilbo. He sends them to the area he had last seen the hobbit. They hope to find him before Thorin passes on.
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Yes The Bridges of San Diego have beautiful homes for men and women in recovery.
In 'The Hobbit' what is the appearance of the Lake Men?
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In the hobbitWhy does smaug seek revenge on the lake-men?
In the Hobbit, Smaug seeks revenge on the lake men because they helped the intruders.
