The Sidearms of Medieval Archers (Did Archers Carry Swords?)
The primary weapons of medieval archers were obviously the bow and the arrows. But because of a relatively high rate of fire (an experienced longbowman could shoot 6-12 arrows every…
The Timeperiod from 500 to 1500.
The primary weapons of medieval archers were obviously the bow and the arrows. But because of a relatively high rate of fire (an experienced longbowman could shoot 6-12 arrows every…
Movies and tv-series often show the removal of arrows as an extremely unsophisticated and brutal procedure in which the wounded man has to bite on a piece of wood, and…
When we see the depiction of medieval archers during a battle in a movie then we often see men who have stuck their arrows in the ground in front of…
Depending on who you ask a medieval English Longbowman under battlefield conditions was able to shoot 6 to 12 arrows per minute. When we combine that with large numbers of…