User blog comment:G0LD3NF1RE/Skyrim Dawnguard DLC/@comment-3099580-20120502052401/@comment-4057437-20120505071913

@IGotsAName - Exactly our point, he is shown with a traditional quiver, only arrows would stick out that far.

@anon - As for repeating crossbows, the Chinese developed a light repeating crossbow that could fire as many as 12 bolts in 15 seconds, but it could not peneterate armor and relied on poisoned bolts. They were seen in combat as late as 1895 in the Sino-Japanese war. (The Crossbow, by Rir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Bt.)