Originally posted by Nefrarya:

Unlikely as in "being chosen by the chief god to singlehandedly stamp out mouthy mythical beasts and their minions in a prison world that magically contains everything we need for the task"? If you come to Valheim for Viking realism, I feel like you are bound to be disappointed.

Not too serious about realism of course, but for the sake of this lighthearted conversation, while within the loose confines of the lore of the game, I would surmise vikings didn't have the resources nor the cultural mindset to use such a weapon. I'm assuming Valheim is loosely based on the vikings of the 9th to 11th centuries, which the crossbow wasn't a common weapon in Europe at the time.

Of course ultimately, IronGate is god and if they say My Little Pony UFOs will be a part of the game, then it is written in the ancient stone tablets that it must be so. ♥