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[Lord of the Rings] How did Gimli catch up to Legolas' kill count so quickly to them being about tied in the battle of Helm's deep?
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Once things got chaotic with the wall being breached, archery wasn't the main line of combat any more.  The archers (Legolas included) ran out of arrows and had to switch to close-range combat, and enemies were swarming through the breach and all through the keep, making it much harder to use a bow safely.  

In close quarters, Gimli had the advantage of a sturdy axe and years of practice hewing orcs.