
A Shortbow
A bow is a ranged weapon consisting of a pair of curved elastic limbs, typically of wood, connected by a high-tensile string, and used to propel a projectile called an arrow (called a bolt or quarrel for crossbows). In Middle-earth several types of bows were in use:
- the short bow
- the composite bow
- half-bow
- horn-Bow
- the horsebow
- miniature-bow
- the composite bow
- the longbow
- giant bow
- steel bow, a special type of longbow used by the Númenóreans
- the crossbow
- heavy crossbow
- arbalest
- windlance
- windlass
- light crossbow
- bracebow
- repeating crossbow
- vogtopa
- heavy crossbow
- mechanical bow
- hunting bow
- war-bow
- great war-bow
- Dwarven war-bow