Bows were made by craftsmen called bowyers.
Longbows have been made since prehistoric times all over the world, but the famous longbow of the Middle Ages is the English longbow, which was derived from the bows used by the Welsh.
The distinctive feature of the English longbow, which made it different from other longbows, was that it had enormous power. Its draw was often 200 pounds or 90 kilograms, which meant that a man could not use one unless he had been practicing for years. Very few modern archers are strong enough to use such bows. The medieval archers who used them can be identified by the alterations their bodies did to their bones to deal with the demands of the bows.
The arrows from these bows could penetrate armor at distances of hundreds of meters, killing the knight they struck. An archer could shoot several times per minute, and the effect on the enemy was probably much worse than what firearms would do until repeating rifles were developed. The great reason the musket replaced the bow was that it did not require much training.
The long bow's range measured in yards was 200 yards and could be fired six times faster than a crossbow.
The English long bow was shot just like any other long bow, with which most people are familiar. The problem with shooting it was not one of how would you, but how could you - how could anyone use a bow that had a pull that heavy. This is the reason the archers had to practice for years - they had to build up powerful muscles. For more information, please use the link below. that answer is incorrect u shoot up so the arrow comes down in an arch
a longbow is a bow that is long
They were typically made from a wooden stock, which was afixted to one of three different bows. the earliest bows for crossbows were called self-bows and were simply wooden bows attached to the stock. After that, the saracens developed making a crossbow with a composite bow made from a combination of horn and wood. Finally, the bows were made out of steel.
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Unlike in the film Braveheart, Wallace didn't use a claymore. The weapons he'd of used would be; a single-handed broadsword (medieval), a medieval dagger, a medieval shield and possibly a battle axe, a spear or even a bow and arrows. His armour would've been mail (chainmail).
The long bow was a weapon used in the medieval times.
The medieval bow was a metre and a half long
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the bow and arrow was made in japan around the medieval stages,
Middle ages and medieval are the same, just different terms for the same time frame. Yes, the long bow was used.
In medieval times people had to show extreme deference to a King and Queen. They had to bow, and only speak when they were spoken to.
People in medieval times has to show deference to the king and queen. They had to speak only when spoken to, and usually had to bow and curtsy.
No. Not English ones anyway, they were made of wood.
Short Range: Short sword, long sword, battle axe, pike, spear, halberd Long Range: Long Bow, Recurve Bow, Sling, Crossbow Siege: Trebuchete, catapult, ballista, battering ram
The English longbow is a powerful medieval type of longbow about 6 ft (1.8 m) long used by the English and Welsh for hunting and as a weapon in medieval warfare.
A bow is made of long horse hair. But dont worry, the horses dont die, they just cut off a few hairs from their tails.
Eleven, your local medieval store sells them.