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Bolg wielding the Morgul bow
The Morgul bow was a poisonous, long-range bow wielded by Orcs of Gundabad, who had taken Morgul venom from the Morgul-blades of the Ringwraiths. The bow appears as a grimy, black bow with sharp black arrows. Unlike a Morgul-blade, the victim does not turn into a wraith if not saved, but dies due to excruciating pain.
History[]
During the late Third Age, it is seen only once; wielded by the brutal Orc chieftain Bolg, who had shot an arrow from the bow and hit Kíli. The poison from the Morgul-blades continued to course through Kíli until he became sick and was forbidden to continue with the company, but he was healed with athelas and a Sindarin chant by Tauriel, who had came to Kíli's aid in Lake-town.