AndĮver the more did hatred grow in the heart of Mîm, who hated allĮlves, as has been told, and who looked with a jealous eye on the love Was strong, and enduring, and far-sighted in mind as well as eye, andĪt need he was valiant in battle, relying not only upon the swiftĪrrows of his long bow, but also upon his great sword Anglachel (needed only by an archer because the orcs were so many). Moreover Beleg the Archer was great among the people of Doriath he 'Beleg Strongbow') is also repeatedly called out as being an exceptional archer and possessing the ability to fire arrows great distances: Of all men to run and leap and surest of archers at a mark.īeleg Cuthalion(A.K.A. They were arrayed in white and dark blue and in purple and black and Now the folk of the Swallow bore a fan of feathers on their helms, and In his ' Unfinished Tales', Tolkien specifically refers to him as being a soldier of impeccable physical prowess and has this to say about his abilities with a bow

The greatest Elf bowman appears to be Duilin of Gondolin, an Elf-lord of Gondolin and chief of the House of the Swallow

Lord of the rings elven bow