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Kevin Hicks is a great resource on the longbow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvKJcxa8x_g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvKJcxa8x_g He is also very knowled
by junto 11y ago
Kevin Hicks is a great resource on the longbow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvKJcxa8x_g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvKJcxa8x_g
He is also very knowledgeable about all things from this period of history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUYd6pNy6QU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUYd6pNy6QU
There is also some more detail regarding the make up of the "English" army bowmen here: http://www.bowyers.com/bowyery_longbowOrigins.php http://www.bowyers.com/bowyery_longbowOrigins.php
Sidenote:
- Bowyer: Makes the bow
- Fletcher: Makes the arrow
- Stringfellow: Makes the string
- Arrowsmith: Makes the arrowhead
- bweitzman 11y agoSounds like somebody figured out the single responsibility principle
- eru 11y agoSee http://www.adamsmith.org/adam-smith-quotes/ http://www.adamsmith.org/adam-smith-quotes/
- odabaxok 11y agoThis reminds me of Arrowsmith: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
- vram22 11y agoAh, that thing of some names being derived from areas of work / professions. Taylor, Fletcher, Smith, Carpenter, ... It's there in other countries than European ones too. Wonder if there is a list of such names anywhere. Would be interesting to read.