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Crossbows do have one advantage. They're slower to fire than a longbow, but it's a lot faster to train a crossbower than an archer, therefore they wouldn't be the elite of Saruman's army. Saruman might very well have had crossbows, and not sent them to capture Boromir in the books (since he used his elite units for that). Tolkien does mention darts in the books, in this quote:

"But the Orcs laughed with loud voices; and a hail of darts and arrows whistled over the wall […]. "

So the presence of crossbows can't be entirely be ruled out in Isengard's army.

Glflegolas (admin) Send a Messenger  00:44, February 28, 2018 (UTC)