bows would be rather tricky to use at sword range IRL. It would inevitably get the string cut or body broken (even a good deep nick in the wood would compromise it and make it shatter most likely) and that would ruin it on top of knocking one or both of the parties silly. That is on top of trying to get an arrow in place while not being stabbed, and add to it trying to point (not even aim, but just align it ) it at the enemy who is moving and stabbing you.
I wouldn't want to do it. Crossbows had hand to hand equipment on the more military ones, but a recurve etc would not be useful.
this isn't IRL though. You are fighting trolls and fire demons and even an angry ent. Its a game, enjoy it. For comparison, even dedicated sniper games have borked up physics, optics, and screwy close range rules. Reality is over-rated, full of mind-numbingly boring details and not fun stuff. I mean, you want a VR hooked in sauna and a treadmill to simulate reality of slogging thru the swamp biome while we are at it?