Black Arrow
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Black Arrow is the famed enchanted arrow in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" that Bard the Bowman uses to slay the dragon Smaug.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
enchanted arrow
ⓘ
fictional weapon ⓘ object in literature ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Smaug’s weak spot ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Fire and Water
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Gathering of the Clouds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Esgaroth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake-town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Destruction of Smaug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Bard’s family heirlooms ⓘ |
| category |
The Hobbit objects
ⓘ
Weapons in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| fandomWikiPage | https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Arrow ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1937 ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | inspired later fantasy enchanted weapons ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
enchanted
ⓘ
never yet failed Bard ⓘ reusable ⓘ unbroken ⓘ |
| hasReputation | never missed its mark ⓘ |
| inheritedFrom | Bard’s father ⓘ |
| isUnique | true ⓘ |
| kills | Smaug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| material | iron ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | turning point in the Battle of Lake-town ⓘ |
| notableQuote | ‘Black arrow, I have saved you to the last…’ ⓘ |
| origin | Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Bard the Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
death of Smaug
ⓘ
salvation of Lake-town ⓘ |
| strikes | Smaug’s bare patch on the left breast ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine providence
ⓘ
fate ⓘ hereditary duty ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAgainst | Smaug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Bard the Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponType | arrow ⓘ |
| wielder | Bard the Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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