Well I think that the elves have the right idea. Use both bows and swords. While a bow can kill your enemy before he can get to you (always a good thing), you will eventually run out of arrows, and/or there will be so many enemies, that they will over run your position. This is where your sword will come in handy.
You cant say which weapon is best overall, because different weapons have different function. You wouldn’t want to use a bow in close quarters combat. And you wouldn’t want to use a sword a long range.
By the way has anyone tried to a sword like object in the way the elves in the movie do?
I can’t get it to swing straight in front
of me, it always go to the side some. look in the pic.