Wind lance

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Wind lance
Background Information
Owner(s)	Lords of Dale
Usage	Used to fire Black Arrows
Appearances
Films	The Hobbit trilogy

The Wind Lance was a giant ranged weapon used by the Men of Dale and of Lake-town in the Third Age.

In adaptations

The Hobbit film trilogy

They were crafted by the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain. The wind lance itself resembles a giant crossbow or ballista (an ancient Roman weapon). It first appeared in Peter Jackson's film trilogy.

In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Lord Girion of Dale mounts black arrows on to the Wind lance and fires them at Smaug during a flashback. One of the arrows hits its mark but only loosens a scale. Girion is killed before he can finish Smaug off with the final black arrow.

In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the Dwarves see the wind lance on the top of the tower.

Finally, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Extended Edition, Smaug destroys the wind lance, which forces Bard to use his son, Bain, as the bow for the Black Arrow.

Gallery

Girion shoots from the Wind Lance

A Black Arrow being launched into the Wind Lance