A
cross-bow is a small, horizontal bow. Cross-bows were made of wood
and were used by the Normans at the
Battle of
Hastings. The bolt was laid in a groove along the top of
the wooden tiller. The bolt was aimed by holding the end of the tiller
to the cheek. The bolt was released by pressing a trigger at the rear
of the tiller.
Crossbow
man in Geoffrey Luttrell Psalter (1325)
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