Bows

Bows in Middle earth were chiefly used by the elves, but other peoples had archers such as Gondor and Rohan.

Elves were known to have used longbows (in the case of the Elves of Doriath and Lothlórien) and smaller bows (in the case of Legolas and the Elves of Mirkwood).

The human woodsmen in The Hobbit were said to use great yew bows, as did Saruman's Uruk-hai.

As described in Unfinished Tales, the Númenoreans used a type of bow called the steelbow, which was hollow and made of steel, as its name implies. It was much feared by their enemies.