Crossbow

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A Crossbow is type of bow weapon where the bow and its string are mounted on a stock. The bowstring along with arrow is pulled back and then held in place until fired by a trigger lever.

Actually, Tolkien never mentions them in the book but they are shown being used by the enemy in the movies.

[edit] Peter Jackson's film trilogy

In the movie The Two Towers, the Uruk-hai use crossbows at Helm's Deep. Uruk-hai can use these kinds of crossbows with deadly accuracy and with ease but it takes some time to reload. However in The Battle for Helms Deep you only see Uruk crossbowmen in the beginning of the battle and then you don't see them for some reason.

[edit] Video Game

In the Battle for Middle-earth II the Uruks are a playable race and the Uruk crossbowman is a deadly fighting unit.

[edit] References

• Crossbow at wikipedia