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Picture of a longbow made with wood, 2013. A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a fairly 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 era and, since the Bronze Age, were made mainly from yew, or from wych elm if yew was unavailable.
Lemonwood, purpleheart and hickory longbow (45 lbf at 28 inches). Photo taken by me, James Cram, and released into the public domain. Photo taken by me, James Cram, and released into the public domain.
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. The English longbow was a powerful medieval type of bow, about
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The Welsh bow or Welsh longbow was a medieval weapon used by Welsh soldiers. They were documented by Gerald of Wales around 1188, who writes of the bows used by the Welsh men of Gwent : "They are made neither of horn, ash nor yew, but of elm. " [ 1 ] He reported that the bows of Gwent were "stiff and strong, not only for missiles to be shot ...
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