Key weapon at Battle or Crecy

Usage examples of crossbow.

A lucky fire bolt from the crossbow had set part of its bow and the artemon mast alight.

James said, stooping to the rucksack and pulling out what looked like a thick crossbow bolt with a wicked barbed head.

Crossbow bolts, fired straight out from the castle walls to carry as far as possible, hissed down around the shouting Harpers.

Then he was charging up the road to the castle gates, beard streaming behind him, a few crossbow bolts whistling past.

Itharr said wearily as the Harpers battered their way through another door, stolen shields held high to ward off crossbow bolts or thrown spears from the Wolves waiting beyond.

The only reason Eames would have killed a Darklighter is so that he can use the crossbow to kill a Whitelighter.

In one great bound, the firedrake reached the edge of the woods, some two dozen crossbow bolts hissing and clattering among the trees at their heels.

More crossbow bolts and firepots were smacking down against the stone around them.

Ryld was certain he could pick them off with his crossbow but not if he had to dodge ground troops and firepots at the same time.

The sailor who took the crossbow cocked it by putting his foot through the loop on the forestock and pulling back the ears of the short wooden bow until the cord slipped over the nut of the trigger mechanism.

Then he set the burning bolt in place, laid the forestock of his crossbow on a rock, and took careful aim.

A Horse Stealer could use a goatsfoot to span a crossbow, or even an arbalest, which would have demanded a windlass of any human arm.

Men with ready crossbows guarded the road-gate that let wayfarers into the innyard, and they were not used to regarding folk who came afoot out of the deep forest in a kindly manner.

Many of them, infected and too weak to fight, stood before the walls of Kaffa like ceremonial wretches - beggars of dignity - waiting for a kind Genoese crossbow to deliver them from their sufferings and lay them down with at least enough distinction to undo the blot on their families.

Mamelucos took place, and Father Alfaro, who had been left in charge of the missions on the Uruguay and Parana, was shot by a Mameluco with a crossbow, and fell dead from his horse.