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Bard Slays Smaug from "The Hobbit". An old thrush tells Bard of Smaug's bare spot. Bard shoots his last black arrow into the hollow, killing Smaug.

during the attack on Lake-town, at moonrise

Bard Slays Smaug

An old thrush tells Bard of Smaug's bare spot. Bard shoots his last black arrow into the hollow, killing Smaug. The dragon crashes onto the town, destroying it. This is the climax of the dragon threat, achieved through the information Bilbo discovered.