by erltyriss@gmail.com | Apr 11, 2018 | History of Archery in Warfare
“You would not hesitate to call them the most terrible of all warriors, because they fight from a distance with missiles [arrows] having sharp bone, instead of their usual [metal] points, joined to the shafts with wonderful skill; then they gallop over the intervening...
by erltyriss@gmail.com | May 20, 2017 | History of Archery in Warfare
When the idea of archery in military history comes up to most English speakers, the English long bow and its performance in the 100 Year’s War comes to mind. Let’s do a quick review of the details, even though most everyone who has studied medieval history is aware of...