Esgaroth

Lake-town on the Long Lake

Other names

Lake-town Laketown Seestadt Long Lake

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In briefanswer capsule

Esgaroth, Lake-town, is the wooden town of Men built upon the Long Lake south of Erebor and Dale. Bilbo arrived there by barrel on the quest of Erebor; Smaug later destroyed the town before Bard the Bowman slew the dragon.

In the Annals

Where the Tale of Years names this entry: 1 entry.

TA 2941Thorin and Gandalf call on Bilbo; on the journey Bilbo meets Gollum and comes away with the Ring. The White Council acts at last against Dol Guldur, and Smaug dies at Esgaroth.Appendix B, The Tale of Years

Sources

The Lord of the Rings — Appendix A, III, Durin's Folk
The Hobbit — A Warm Welcome

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Esgaroth“. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/esgaroth/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Esgaroth. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/esgaroth/

MLA

„Esgaroth“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/places/esgaroth/. Last updated August 18, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-esgaroth-en,
  title        = {Esgaroth},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/places/esgaroth/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 18, 2026}
}