Bard — The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Character Profile

About Bard

Brave bowman and future King of Dale.

Bard — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Black arrow, Archery, Leadership, Courage

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 8/10

Affiliations

• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Bard

Occupation

fictional dragonslayer

First Appearance

The Hobbit

Bard's Known Relations

• Girion — Relative

Bard appears in 2 titles

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Character Facts

Played by

Luke Evans

Appears in

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Bard — Conflict Arch Enemy — Smaug / Sauron (Benedict Cumberbatch)

  Direct mortal combat where Bard successfully slays the dragon.

• Bard — Conflict Rival — Master of Laketown (Stephen Fry)

  Bard's heroic act and subsequent leadership replace the crushed Master.

• Bard — Alliance Co-Defender — Legolas (Orlando Bloom)

  Elven and human forces unite to pressure the mountain's defenders.

• Bard — Alliance Co-Defender — Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly)

  Tauriel operates alongside Bard's forces during the mountain standoff.

• Bard — Alliance Battle Ally — Beorn (Mikael Persbrandt)

  Beorn's arrival reinforces Bard's defensive stand in Laketown.

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• Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman)
• Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage)
• Legolas (Orlando Bloom)
• Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly)
• Smaug / Sauron (Benedict Cumberbatch)
• Beorn (Mikael Persbrandt)
• King Thranduil (Lee Pace)
• Dwalin (Graham McTavish)
• Dain Ironfoot (Billy Connolly)
• Bofur (James Nesbitt)
• Balin (Ken Stott)