Question: where was lord of the rings two towers filmed

title: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
text: The film explores the armies of Middle - earth . John Howe was the basic designer of the forces of evil . The Uruk - hai were the first army approved by Jackson , and Howe also designed a special crossbow for the characters , one without the redundancy of opening to reload , the realization of a 15th - century manuscript . Also created were 100 Elven suits of armour , with emphasis on Autumnal colours due to the theme of Elves leaving Middle - earth . 250 suits were made for the Rohirrim . The Rohan designs were based on Germanic and Anglo - Saxon patterns . Most of the weapons were designed by John Howe , and forged by Peter Lyon . Each sword took 3 -- 6 days to make .