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  2. Longbow - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. English longbow - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. Welsh bow - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of Welsh bowman, 13th century. The Welsh bow or Welsh longbow was a medieval weapon used by Welsh soldiers. They were documented by Gerald of Wales about 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]

  5. Bow shape - Wikipedia

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    Bows of traditional materials with significant reflex are almost all composite bows, made of the classic three layers of horn, wood, and sinew; they are normally made in the recurve shape. Highly reflexed composite bows are still used in Korea and were common in Turkish and Indian traditional archery. Highly reflexed bows can in some cases ...

  6. Yeoman archer - Wikipedia

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    The Yeoman Archer is a term applied specifically to English and Welsh military longbow archers (either mounted or on foot) of the 14th-15th centuries. Yeoman archers were commoners ; free-born members of the social classes below the nobility and gentry .

  7. Before Matt Stutzman, an athlete with no arms competing in para archery seemed like an impossible feat.. But the American archer has redefined the sport, showing that it’s possible to not only ...

  8. Bow and arrow - Wikipedia

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    Drawing a bow, from a 1908 archery manual. A bow consists of a semi-rigid but elastic arc with a high-tensile bowstring joining the ends of the two limbs of the bow.An arrow is a projectile with a pointed tip and a long shaft with stabilizer fins towards the back, with a narrow notch at the very end to contact the bowstring.

  9. I've visited dozens of US cities, but this charming Southern ...

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    DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images I've visited dozens of US cities, and Greenville, South Carolina , is my favorite. The city has a walkable downtown area and a lot of great opportunities to get outside.

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