https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&feed=atom&action=historyMaster of Lake-town - Revision history2024-03-29T05:28:02ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.3https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&diff=386613&oldid=prevJR Snow: Typo: descendent > descendant2024-03-02T15:33:51Z<p>Typo: descendent > descendant</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:The Master of Lake-town was played by [[Stephen Fry]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150257180211558|articlename=Casting News for The Hobbit|dated=19-May-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> He is an incredibly corrupt, vain, and slovenly individual. Also becoming paranoid that the people of Lake-town may try to overthrow him, he uses his chief aide [[Alfrid]] to keep him abreast of the goings-on throughout the town. He sees Bard as the biggest threat to his power, and, knowing Bard is the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">descendent </del>of [[Girion]], the last [[lord of Dale]], he uses every chance he can to exploit the fact that Girion was unable to bring down Smaug during the [[Dragons|Dragon]]'s destruction of [[Dale]]. When Thorin and Company arrive in the town, and [[Thorin]] promises the townspeople a share of their treasure if they succeed in taking back [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] from Smaug, the Master seizes this opportunity to approve of the Dwarves' quest in hopes of getting back into the townspeople's good graces, and when Bard tries to talk reason to the townspeople, humiliates and rebukes him. He gives the Company a hero's sendoff the following day. Later, he orders [[Braga]], the captain of the guard, to arrest and imprison Bard on any charge he chooses. When Smaug is in the process of destroying Lake-town, the Master, Alfrid, Braga, and a few other town guards attempt to make off with the town's treasury in a boat and let the others fend for themselves. To get the boat to go faster, the Master eventually pushes Alfrid overboard. After Smaug has been shot by Bard's [[Black Arrow]], the Dragon falls directly onto the Master's boat while plunging to his death into Long Lake, presumably taking everyone aboard with him.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:The Master of Lake-town was played by [[Stephen Fry]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150257180211558|articlename=Casting News for The Hobbit|dated=19-May-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> He is an incredibly corrupt, vain, and slovenly individual. Also becoming paranoid that the people of Lake-town may try to overthrow him, he uses his chief aide [[Alfrid]] to keep him abreast of the goings-on throughout the town. He sees Bard as the biggest threat to his power, and, knowing Bard is the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">descendant </ins>of [[Girion]], the last [[lord of Dale]], he uses every chance he can to exploit the fact that Girion was unable to bring down Smaug during the [[Dragons|Dragon]]'s destruction of [[Dale]]. When Thorin and Company arrive in the town, and [[Thorin]] promises the townspeople a share of their treasure if they succeed in taking back [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] from Smaug, the Master seizes this opportunity to approve of the Dwarves' quest in hopes of getting back into the townspeople's good graces, and when Bard tries to talk reason to the townspeople, humiliates and rebukes him. He gives the Company a hero's sendoff the following day. Later, he orders [[Braga]], the captain of the guard, to arrest and imprison Bard on any charge he chooses. When Smaug is in the process of destroying Lake-town, the Master, Alfrid, Braga, and a few other town guards attempt to make off with the town's treasury in a boat and let the others fend for themselves. To get the boat to go faster, the Master eventually pushes Alfrid overboard. After Smaug has been shot by Bard's [[Black Arrow]], the Dragon falls directly onto the Master's boat while plunging to his death into Long Lake, presumably taking everyone aboard with him.</div></td></tr>
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</table>JR Snowhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&diff=372680&oldid=prevMEGRIMLOCK at 15:49, 2 May 20232023-05-02T15:49:56Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:The Master of Lake-town was played by [[Stephen Fry]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150257180211558|articlename=Casting News for The Hobbit|dated=19-May-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> He is an incredibly corrupt, vain, and slovenly individual. Also becoming paranoid that the people of Lake-town may try to overthrow him, he uses his chief aide [[Alfrid]] to keep him abreast of the goings-on throughout the town. He sees Bard as the biggest threat to his power, and, knowing Bard is the descendent of [[Girion]], the last [[lord of Dale]], he uses every chance he can to exploit the fact that Girion was unable to bring down Smaug during the [[Dragons|Dragon]]'s destruction of [[Dale]]. When Thorin and Company arrive in the town, and [[Thorin]] promises the townspeople a share of their treasure if they succeed in taking back [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] from Smaug, the Master seizes this opportunity to approve of the Dwarves' quest in hopes of getting back into the townspeople's good graces. He gives the Company a hero's sendoff the following day. Later, he orders [[Braga]], the captain of the guard, to arrest and imprison Bard on any charge he chooses. When Smaug is in the process of destroying Lake-town, the Master, Alfrid, Braga, and a few other town guards attempt to make off with the town's treasury in a boat and let the others fend for themselves. To get the boat to go faster, the Master eventually pushes Alfrid overboard. After Smaug has been shot by Bard's [[Black Arrow]], the Dragon falls directly onto the Master's boat while plunging to his death into Long Lake, presumably taking everyone aboard with him.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:The Master of Lake-town was played by [[Stephen Fry]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150257180211558|articlename=Casting News for The Hobbit|dated=19-May-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> He is an incredibly corrupt, vain, and slovenly individual. Also becoming paranoid that the people of Lake-town may try to overthrow him, he uses his chief aide [[Alfrid]] to keep him abreast of the goings-on throughout the town. He sees Bard as the biggest threat to his power, and, knowing Bard is the descendent of [[Girion]], the last [[lord of Dale]], he uses every chance he can to exploit the fact that Girion was unable to bring down Smaug during the [[Dragons|Dragon]]'s destruction of [[Dale]]. When Thorin and Company arrive in the town, and [[Thorin]] promises the townspeople a share of their treasure if they succeed in taking back [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] from Smaug, the Master seizes this opportunity to approve of the Dwarves' quest in hopes of getting back into the townspeople's good graces<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, and when Bard tries to talk reason to the townspeople, humiliates and rebukes him</ins>. He gives the Company a hero's sendoff the following day. Later, he orders [[Braga]], the captain of the guard, to arrest and imprison Bard on any charge he chooses. When Smaug is in the process of destroying Lake-town, the Master, Alfrid, Braga, and a few other town guards attempt to make off with the town's treasury in a boat and let the others fend for themselves. To get the boat to go faster, the Master eventually pushes Alfrid overboard. After Smaug has been shot by Bard's [[Black Arrow]], the Dragon falls directly onto the Master's boat while plunging to his death into Long Lake, presumably taking everyone aboard with him.</div></td></tr>
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</table>MEGRIMLOCKhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&diff=371682&oldid=prevAkhorahil: Added references2023-04-13T12:58:43Z<p>Added references</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a large amount of gold to the Master for the help of the Lake-people. However, the Master caught the 'dragon-sickness', stole most of the gold and fled with it from Lake-town. After his companions had deserted him, he starved to death in the [[Waste]] sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}.</ref>. According to [[Balin]], the new Master of Lake-town was wiser and very popular, because the people gave him the credit for the prosperity as much wealth went up and down the [[River Running]].<ref<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">>{{H|</del>Stage<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}<</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ref</del>></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a large amount of gold to the Master for the help of the Lake-people. However, the Master caught the 'dragon-sickness', stole most of the gold and fled with it from Lake-town.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name=Stage>{{H|Stage}}</ref> </ins>After his companions had deserted him, he starved to death in the [[Waste]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name=Stage/> </ins>sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ref><ref>{{App|TA}}, entries for the years 2941 and 2949, p</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1089</ins></ref>. According to [[Balin]], the new Master of Lake-town was wiser and very popular, because the people gave him the credit for the prosperity as much wealth went up and down the [[River Running]].<ref <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">name=</ins>Stage/></div></td></tr>
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</table>Akhorahilhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&diff=371673&oldid=prevDour1234 at 11:31, 13 April 20232023-04-13T11:31:50Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a large amount of gold to the Master for the help of the Lake-people. However, the Master caught the 'dragon-sickness', stole most of the gold and fled with it from Lake-town. After his companions had deserted him, he starved to death in the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del>Waste<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" </del>sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}.</ref>. According to [[Balin]], the new Master of Lake-town was wiser and very popular, because the people gave him the credit for the prosperity as much wealth went up and down the [[River Running]].<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a large amount of gold to the Master for the help of the Lake-people. However, the Master caught the 'dragon-sickness', stole most of the gold and fled with it from Lake-town. After his companions had deserted him, he starved to death in the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Waste<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}.</ref>. According to [[Balin]], the new Master of Lake-town was wiser and very popular, because the people gave him the credit for the prosperity as much wealth went up and down the [[River Running]].<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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</table>Dour1234https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&diff=371665&oldid=prevAkhorahil: Undo revision 371660 by Dour1234 (talk) Unnecessary edit, the footnote does not apply to the whole sentence, it only applies to the range of years at the end ofmthe sentence and should not be after the whole sentence2023-04-13T06:33:50Z<p>Undo revision 371660 by <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Dour1234" title="Special:Contributions/Dour1234">Dour1234</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Dour1234" title="User talk:Dour1234">talk</a>) Unnecessary edit, the footnote does not apply to the whole sentence, it only applies to the range of years at the end ofmthe sentence and should not be after the whole sentence</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a large amount of gold to the Master for the help of the Lake-people. However, the Master caught the 'dragon-sickness', stole most of the gold and fled with it from Lake-town. After his companions had deserted him, he starved to death in the "Waste" sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del><ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}.</ref> According to [[Balin]], the new Master of Lake-town was wiser and very popular, because the people gave him the credit for the prosperity as much wealth went up and down the [[River Running]].<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a large amount of gold to the Master for the help of the Lake-people. However, the Master caught the 'dragon-sickness', stole most of the gold and fled with it from Lake-town. After his companions had deserted him, he starved to death in the "Waste" sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}.</ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>According to [[Balin]], the new Master of Lake-town was wiser and very popular, because the people gave him the credit for the prosperity as much wealth went up and down the [[River Running]].<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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</table>Akhorahilhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&diff=371660&oldid=prevDour1234 at 03:03, 13 April 20232023-04-13T03:03:08Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a large amount of gold to the Master for the help of the Lake-people. However, the Master caught the 'dragon-sickness', stole most of the gold and fled with it from Lake-town. After his companions had deserted him, he starved to death in the "Waste" sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}.</ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>According to [[Balin]], the new Master of Lake-town was wiser and very popular, because the people gave him the credit for the prosperity as much wealth went up and down the [[River Running]].<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a large amount of gold to the Master for the help of the Lake-people. However, the Master caught the 'dragon-sickness', stole most of the gold and fled with it from Lake-town. After his companions had deserted him, he starved to death in the "Waste" sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins><ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}.</ref> According to [[Balin]], the new Master of Lake-town was wiser and very popular, because the people gave him the credit for the prosperity as much wealth went up and down the [[River Running]].<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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</table>Dour1234https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&diff=371520&oldid=prevAkhorahil: Made corrections and added references2023-04-09T16:27:18Z<p>Made corrections and added references</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Nothing is known about </del>the title <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">prior to </del>the arrival of [[Thorin and Company]] in {{TA|2941}}<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Indeed, even the individual names of the two Masters mentioned are unknown. Nonetheless</del>, the elected <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Masters of Lake-town would have been accounted amongst </del>the old and wise <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of the town</del>.<ref name=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"H14"</del>/></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">According to </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Master who held this </ins>title <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">at </ins>the arrival of [[Thorin and Company]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in Lake-town </ins>in {{TA|2941}}, the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">masters had always been </ins>elected <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from among </ins>the old and wise.<ref name=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Fire>{{H|Fire}}<</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ref</ins>></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Henning Janssen - Master above the Lake.jpg|thumb|left|''Master above the Lake'' by [[Henning Janssen]]]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Henning Janssen - Master above the Lake.jpg|thumb|left|''Master above the Lake'' by [[Henning Janssen]]]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">During the [[Quest of Erebor]] in {{TA|2941}}, when the [[Thorin and Company]] arrived in Lake-town, they were taken by the [[Braga|Captain of the guard]] through the market-place to a great hall where the current Master was feasting. Subsequently, Thorin declared the return of the King under the Mountain. These news spread quickly throughout the town and the people began to shout, sing, and rejoice. The Master doubted that there ever was a 'King under the Mountain' but he had to take heed of the clamour. Therefore he pretended to believe Thorin's story and the Master yielded his own great chair to him. The Master accommodated the Dwarves and [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for two weeks before they thought about departing for the [[Lonely Mountain]]. The Master was shocked that Thorin would dare to approach [[Smaug]] and he wondered whether he really was who he said he was. All the same, he was more than willing to let them go because they were expensive to keep and their arrival had caused business to come to a standstill. Alongside his councillors, the Master "''bade them farewell from the great steps of the town-hall''".<ref name=Welcome>{{H|Welcome}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">During </del>the [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Quest of Erebor</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in {{TA|2941}}, when </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Thorin </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Company]] arrived in Lake-town, they were taken by </del>the [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Braga|Captain of the guard</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">through </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">market-place to a great hall where </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">current </del>Master <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was feasting</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Subsequently</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Thorin declared </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">return </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the King under the Mountain. This news spread quickly throughout the town </del>and the people <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">began to shout, sing, </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">rejoice</del>. The Master <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">doubted that there ever was a 'King under </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Mountain' </del>but <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">he had to take heed of </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">clamour. Therefore he pretended to believe Thorin</del>'s <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">story and the Master yielded his own great chair to him</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Master accommodated </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Dwarves and </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bilbo Baggins</del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bilbo</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for two weeks before they thought about departing for </del>the [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lonely Mountain</del>]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. The Master was shocked that Thorin would dare </del>to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">approach [[Smaug]] and he wondered whether he really was who he said he was. All </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">same</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">he was more than willing to let them </del>go <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">because they were expensive </del>to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">keep </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">their arrival had caused business to come to a standstill. Alongside his councillors</del>, the Master <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"''bade them farewell from </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">great steps </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>town<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-hall''"</del>.<ref name=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"H10">{{H|10}}<</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ref</del>></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">When Smaug attacked Lake-town, the people urged the Master to tell them what needed to be done. But as the flames leaped from the dragon's jaw, </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Master fled in his gilded boat. Thus it was that </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bard</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">took control of </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">situation </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ultimately slew the dragon himself. The surviving townsfolk gathered on the western shore of </ins>the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Long Lake</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and lamented at </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">loss of their home. The people then directed their anger at </ins>the Master<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, accusing him of selfishness and calling him "Moneybags". They demanded that Bard become their king</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In response</ins>, the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Master, in a demonstration </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">his charisma </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">oratorical prowess, rebutted </ins>the people and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">convinced them that their anger should be directed towards Thorin and Company instead of him</ins>. The Master <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">remained quiet as the survivors set up camps along the shore and Bard assumed effective control of all </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">people, </ins>but <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">did so only in </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Master</ins>'s <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">name</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">When </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hosts of </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lake-town</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Esgaroth</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </ins>the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Thranduil|Elvenking</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">set off for Erebor </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">demand their share in </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">treasure</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the Master did not </ins>go<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Those who stayed behind began </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">prepare for the oncoming winter by building huts </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">collecting resources; meanwhile</ins>, the Master <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">directed </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">process </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">planning a new </ins>town.<ref name=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Fire</ins>/></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">When Smaug attacked Lake-town, the people urged the Master to tell them what needed to be done. But as the flames leaped from the dragon's jaw, the Master fled in his guided boat. Thus it was that [[Bard]] took control of the situation and ultimately slew the dragon himself. The surviving townsfolk gathered on the western shore of the [[Long Lake]] and lamented at the loss of their home. The people then directed their anger at the Master, accusing him of selfishness and calling him '''Moneybags'''. They demanded that Bard become their king. In response, the Master, in a demonstration of his charisma and oratorical prowess, rebutted the people and convinced them that their anger should be directed towards Thorin and Company instead of him. The Master remained quiet as the survivors set up camps along the shore and Bard assumed effective control of all the people, but did so only in the Master's name. When the hosts of [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]] and the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]] set off for Erebor to demand their share in the treasure, the Master did not go. Those who stayed behind began to prepare for the oncoming winter by building huts and collecting resources; meanwhile, the Master directed the process of planning a new town.<ref name="H14"/></del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">large </ins>amount of gold to the Master <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for the help of the Lake-people</ins>. However, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the Master </ins>caught the 'dragon-sickness', <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">stole most of the gold </ins>and fled with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">it from Lake-town. After </ins>his <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">companions had deserted him, he starved to death in </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>Waste<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" </ins>sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}.</ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. According to [[Balin]], the </ins>new Master <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of Lake-town </ins>was wiser and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">very </ins>popular, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">because the people gave him the credit for </ins>the prosperity <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as much wealth went </ins>up and down the [[River Running]].<ref>{{H|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Stage</ins>}}</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Bard gave a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">significant </del>amount of gold to the Master<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, who in turn rewarded his followers and friends</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>{{H|18}}</ref> </del>However, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">he met a sad end. He </del>caught the 'dragon-sickness', and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">he </del>fled with his <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gold into </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Waste<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]. Here he was abandoned by his companions before dying of starvation </del>sometime between {{TA|2941}} and {{TA|2949|n}}<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del><ref group="note">The old Master could have died any time between the end of the [[Quest of Erebor]] ({{TA|2941}}) and [[Gandalf]] and [[Balin|Balin's]] visit to Bilbo in {{TA|2949}}.</ref> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The </del>new Master was <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">said to be much </del>wiser and popular, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">source of </del>prosperity up and down the [[River Running]].<ref>{{H|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">19</del>}}</ref></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:The Master of Lake-town was played by [[Stephen Fry]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150257180211558|articlename=Casting News for The Hobbit|dated=19-May-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> He is an incredibly corrupt, vain, and slovenly individual. Also becoming paranoid that the people of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Lake-town<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </del>may try to overthrow him, he uses his chief aide [[Alfrid]] to keep him abreast of the goings-on throughout the town. He sees <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Bard<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </del>as the biggest threat to his power, and, knowing Bard is the descendent of [[Girion]], the last [[lord of Dale]], he uses every chance he can to exploit the fact that Girion was unable to bring down <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Smaug<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </del>during the [[Dragons|Dragon]]'s destruction of [[Dale]]. When <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Thorin and Company<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </del>arrive in the town, and [[Thorin]] promises the townspeople a share of their treasure if they succeed in taking back [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] from Smaug, the Master seizes this opportunity to approve of the Dwarves' quest in hopes of getting back into the townspeople's good graces. He gives the Company a hero's sendoff the following day. Later, he orders [[Braga]], the captain of the guard, to arrest and imprison Bard on any charge he chooses. When Smaug is in the process of destroying Lake-town, the Master, Alfrid, Braga, and a few other town guards attempt to make off with the town's treasury in a boat and let the others fend for themselves. To get the boat to go faster, the Master eventually pushes Alfrid overboard. After Smaug has been shot by Bard's [[Black Arrow]], the Dragon falls directly onto the Master's boat while plunging to his death into <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Long Lake<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</del>, presumably taking everyone aboard with him.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:The Master of Lake-town was played by [[Stephen Fry]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150257180211558|articlename=Casting News for The Hobbit|dated=19-May-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> He is an incredibly corrupt, vain, and slovenly individual. Also becoming paranoid that the people of Lake-town may try to overthrow him, he uses his chief aide [[Alfrid]] to keep him abreast of the goings-on throughout the town. He sees Bard as the biggest threat to his power, and, knowing Bard is the descendent of [[Girion]], the last [[lord of Dale]], he uses every chance he can to exploit the fact that Girion was unable to bring down Smaug during the [[Dragons|Dragon]]'s destruction of [[Dale]]. When Thorin and Company arrive in the town, and [[Thorin]] promises the townspeople a share of their treasure if they succeed in taking back [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] from Smaug, the Master seizes this opportunity to approve of the Dwarves' quest in hopes of getting back into the townspeople's good graces. He gives the Company a hero's sendoff the following day. Later, he orders [[Braga]], the captain of the guard, to arrest and imprison Bard on any charge he chooses. When Smaug is in the process of destroying Lake-town, the Master, Alfrid, Braga, and a few other town guards attempt to make off with the town's treasury in a boat and let the others fend for themselves. To get the boat to go faster, the Master eventually pushes Alfrid overboard. After Smaug has been shot by Bard's [[Black Arrow]], the Dragon falls directly onto the Master's boat while plunging to his death into Long Lake, presumably taking everyone aboard with him.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Akhorahilhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&diff=371482&oldid=prevDour1234 at 18:45, 7 April 20232023-04-07T18:45:19Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the [[Quest of Erebor]] in {{TA|2941}}, when the [[Thorin and Company]] arrived in Lake-town, they were taken by the [[Braga|Captain of the guard]] through the market-place to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the town-</del>hall where the current Master was feasting. Subsequently, Thorin declared the return of the King under the Mountain. This news spread quickly throughout the town and the people began to shout, sing, and rejoice. The Master doubted that there ever was a 'King under the Mountain' but he had to take heed of the clamour. Therefore he pretended to believe Thorin's story and the Master yielded his own great chair to him. The Master accommodated the Dwarves and [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for two weeks before they thought about departing for the [[Lonely Mountain]]. The Master was shocked that Thorin would dare to approach [[Smaug]] and he wondered whether he really was who he said he was. All the same, he was more than willing to let them go because they were expensive to keep and their arrival had caused business to come to a standstill.<ref name="H10">{{H|10}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the [[Quest of Erebor]] in {{TA|2941}}, when the [[Thorin and Company]] arrived in Lake-town, they were taken by the [[Braga|Captain of the guard]] through the market-place to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a great </ins>hall where the current Master was feasting. Subsequently, Thorin declared the return of the King under the Mountain. This news spread quickly throughout the town and the people began to shout, sing, and rejoice. The Master doubted that there ever was a 'King under the Mountain' but he had to take heed of the clamour. Therefore he pretended to believe Thorin's story and the Master yielded his own great chair to him. The Master accommodated the Dwarves and [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for two weeks before they thought about departing for the [[Lonely Mountain]]. The Master was shocked that Thorin would dare to approach [[Smaug]] and he wondered whether he really was who he said he was. All the same, he was more than willing to let them go because they were expensive to keep and their arrival had caused business to come to a standstill<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Alongside his councillors, the Master "''bade them farewell from the great steps of the town-hall''"</ins>.<ref name="H10">{{H|10}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When Smaug attacked Lake-town, the people urged the Master to tell them what needed to be done. But as the flames leaped from the dragon's jaw, the Master fled in his guided boat. Thus it was that [[Bard]] took control of the situation and ultimately slew the dragon himself. The surviving townsfolk gathered on the western shore of the [[Long Lake]] and lamented at the loss of their home. The people then directed their anger at the Master, accusing him of selfishness and calling him '''Moneybags'''. They demanded that Bard become their king. In response, the Master, in a demonstration of his charisma and oratorical prowess, rebutted the people and convinced them that their anger should be directed towards Thorin and Company instead of him. The Master remained quiet as the survivors set up camps along the shore and Bard assumed effective control of all the people, but did so only in the Master's name. When the hosts of [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]] and the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]] set off for Erebor to demand their share in the treasure, the Master did not go. Those who stayed behind began to prepare for the oncoming winter by building huts and collecting resources; meanwhile, the Master directed the process of planning a new town.<ref name="H14"/></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When Smaug attacked Lake-town, the people urged the Master to tell them what needed to be done. But as the flames leaped from the dragon's jaw, the Master fled in his guided boat. Thus it was that [[Bard]] took control of the situation and ultimately slew the dragon himself. The surviving townsfolk gathered on the western shore of the [[Long Lake]] and lamented at the loss of their home. The people then directed their anger at the Master, accusing him of selfishness and calling him '''Moneybags'''. They demanded that Bard become their king. In response, the Master, in a demonstration of his charisma and oratorical prowess, rebutted the people and convinced them that their anger should be directed towards Thorin and Company instead of him. The Master remained quiet as the survivors set up camps along the shore and Bard assumed effective control of all the people, but did so only in the Master's name. When the hosts of [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]] and the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]] set off for Erebor to demand their share in the treasure, the Master did not go. Those who stayed behind began to prepare for the oncoming winter by building huts and collecting resources; meanwhile, the Master directed the process of planning a new town.<ref name="H14"/></div></td></tr>
</table>Dour1234https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Master_of_Lake-town&diff=371480&oldid=prevDour1234 at 18:19, 7 April 20232023-04-07T18:19:55Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the [[Quest of Erebor]] in {{TA|2941}}, when the [[Thorin and Company]] arrived in Lake-town, they were taken by the [[Braga|Captain of the guard]] through the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Market-place|</del>market-place<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </del>to the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Town</del>-hall<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|great hall]] </del>where the current Master was feasting. Subsequently, Thorin declared the return of the King under the Mountain. This news spread quickly throughout the town and the people began to shout, sing, and rejoice. The Master doubted that there ever was a 'King under the Mountain' but he had to take heed of the clamour. Therefore he pretended to believe Thorin's story and the Master yielded his own great chair to him. The Master accommodated the Dwarves and [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for two weeks before they thought about departing for the [[Lonely Mountain]]. The Master was shocked that Thorin would dare to approach [[Smaug]] and he wondered whether he really was who he said he was. All the same, he was more than willing to let them go because they were expensive to keep and their arrival had caused business to come to a standstill.<ref name="H10">{{H|10}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the [[Quest of Erebor]] in {{TA|2941}}, when the [[Thorin and Company]] arrived in Lake-town, they were taken by the [[Braga|Captain of the guard]] through the market-place to the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">town</ins>-hall where the current Master was feasting. Subsequently, Thorin declared the return of the King under the Mountain. This news spread quickly throughout the town and the people began to shout, sing, and rejoice. The Master doubted that there ever was a 'King under the Mountain' but he had to take heed of the clamour. Therefore he pretended to believe Thorin's story and the Master yielded his own great chair to him. The Master accommodated the Dwarves and [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for two weeks before they thought about departing for the [[Lonely Mountain]]. The Master was shocked that Thorin would dare to approach [[Smaug]] and he wondered whether he really was who he said he was. All the same, he was more than willing to let them go because they were expensive to keep and their arrival had caused business to come to a standstill.<ref name="H10">{{H|10}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Henning Janssen - Master above the Lake.jpg|thumb|left|''Master above the Lake'' by [[Henning Janssen]]]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Henning Janssen - Master above the Lake.jpg|thumb|left|''Master above the Lake'' by [[Henning Janssen]]]]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the [[Quest of Erebor]] in {{TA|2941}}, when the [[Thorin and Company]] arrived in Lake-town, they were taken by the [[Braga|Captain of the guard]] to the [[Town-hall|great hall]] where the current Master was feasting. Subsequently, Thorin declared the return of the King under the Mountain. This news spread quickly throughout the town and the people began to shout, sing, and rejoice. The Master doubted that there ever was a 'King under the Mountain' but he had to take heed of the clamour. Therefore he pretended to believe Thorin's story and the Master yielded his own great chair to him. The Master accommodated the Dwarves and [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for two weeks before they thought about departing for the [[Lonely Mountain]]. The Master was shocked that Thorin would dare to approach [[Smaug]] and he wondered whether he really was who he said he was. All the same, he was more than willing to let them go because they were expensive to keep and their arrival had caused business to come to a standstill.<ref name="H10">{{H|10}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the [[Quest of Erebor]] in {{TA|2941}}, when the [[Thorin and Company]] arrived in Lake-town, they were taken by the [[Braga|Captain of the guard<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] through the [[Market-place|market-place</ins>]] to the [[Town-hall|great hall]] where the current Master was feasting. Subsequently, Thorin declared the return of the King under the Mountain. This news spread quickly throughout the town and the people began to shout, sing, and rejoice. The Master doubted that there ever was a 'King under the Mountain' but he had to take heed of the clamour. Therefore he pretended to believe Thorin's story and the Master yielded his own great chair to him. The Master accommodated the Dwarves and [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] for two weeks before they thought about departing for the [[Lonely Mountain]]. The Master was shocked that Thorin would dare to approach [[Smaug]] and he wondered whether he really was who he said he was. All the same, he was more than willing to let them go because they were expensive to keep and their arrival had caused business to come to a standstill.<ref name="H10">{{H|10}}</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When Smaug attacked Lake-town, the people urged the Master to tell them what needed to be done. But as the flames leaped from the dragon's jaw, the Master fled in his guided boat. Thus it was that [[Bard]] took control of the situation and ultimately slew the dragon himself. The surviving townsfolk gathered on the western shore of the [[Long Lake]] and lamented at the loss of their home. The people then directed their anger at the Master, accusing him of selfishness and calling him '''Moneybags'''. They demanded that Bard become their king. In response, the Master, in a demonstration of his charisma and oratorical prowess, rebutted the people and convinced them that their anger should be directed towards Thorin and Company instead of him. The Master remained quiet as the survivors set up camps along the shore and Bard assumed effective control of all the people, but did so only in the Master's name. When the hosts of [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]] and the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]] set off for Erebor to demand their share in the treasure, the Master did not go. Those who stayed behind began to prepare for the oncoming winter by building huts and collecting resources; meanwhile, the Master directed the process of planning a new town.<ref name="H14"/></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When Smaug attacked Lake-town, the people urged the Master to tell them what needed to be done. But as the flames leaped from the dragon's jaw, the Master fled in his guided boat. Thus it was that [[Bard]] took control of the situation and ultimately slew the dragon himself. The surviving townsfolk gathered on the western shore of the [[Long Lake]] and lamented at the loss of their home. The people then directed their anger at the Master, accusing him of selfishness and calling him '''Moneybags'''. They demanded that Bard become their king. In response, the Master, in a demonstration of his charisma and oratorical prowess, rebutted the people and convinced them that their anger should be directed towards Thorin and Company instead of him. The Master remained quiet as the survivors set up camps along the shore and Bard assumed effective control of all the people, but did so only in the Master's name. When the hosts of [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]] and the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]] set off for Erebor to demand their share in the treasure, the Master did not go. Those who stayed behind began to prepare for the oncoming winter by building huts and collecting resources; meanwhile, the Master directed the process of planning a new town.<ref name="H14"/></div></td></tr>
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