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A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a long draw possible. Longbows for hunting and warfare have been made from many different woods in many cultures; in Europe they date from the Paleolithic er
Picture of a longbow made with wood, 2013
Illustration of longbowmen from the 14th century
Top: Lemonwood, purpleheart and hickory laminated bow. Bottom: Yew selfbow.
English longbow
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The English longbow was a powerful medieval type of bow, about 6 ft long. While it is debated whether it originated in England or in Wales from the Welsh bow, by the 14th century the longbow was being
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…date from the 4th century AD, have been discovered in a peat bog at Nydam in Denmark. In the Middle Ages the English and Welsh were famous for their very powerful longbows, used en masse to great effect against the French in the Hundred Years' War, with notable success at the battles of Crécy (1346), Poitiers (1356) and…
Self-yew English longbow, 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) long , 470 N (105 lbf) draw force.
A late 15th century illustration of the Battle of Crécy. English longbowmen figure prominently in the foreground on the right, where they are driving away Italian mercenary crossbowmen.
Archers at the Battle of Poitiers, 1356