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[lotr] What if Smaug was killed during his attack on Erebor?

Durin's Folk affected a lot of the events during their wanderings. What if the Kingdom under the Mountain survived?
gpt
No takeover of Erebor means no Company is ever formed to retake it.  That means that Bilbo never finds the One Ring.  Eventually, the Ring would influence Gollum to leave and head towards Mordor.  Sauron gets the Ring and defeats his enemies.