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Because it required little skill to fire, even though it did take a fair amount of training. A lord could more easily muster an army of peasants with longbows than train them to fight with swords and shields. This resulted in large ranks of men with longbows. So numbers. Numbers were why they were so lethal. That and the fact that if you can't defend against a hail of arrows and a cavalry charge at the same time.
The English longbow was a very powerful weapon, in terms of the kinetic energy it imparted to the arrow. Very few archers today use bows as powerful as the English longbow was, because using it took building up muscles over a long time. In fact, modern physicians can tell who the longbowmen were from their skeletons, because of the changes the bones underwent from the stress of using the bow.
The arrows shot from these longbows would pass right through the best armor available. The battles of Crecy, Poitiers, and Agincourt were decided by them, as English archers mowed down massed knights in armor, who were attacking them.
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How do you use a longbow?
a longbow is a bow that is long
How tall should a longbow be?
A longbow should be the height of the archer himself.
Who perfected the longbow?
The Welsh archers of the late 1300's perfected the longbow.
What technology advantige helped the English win many battles in the hundred years war?
The English's weapon selection included the longbow, which could shoot almost precisely had great distances. The French did not have this weapon.
What are the advantages of longbow?
A longbow was much lighter than a crossbow and provided a better rate of fire.
What is a sentence for longbow?
Sam, equipped for battle, pulled his longbow from off his back and aimed towards the enemy.
Which could fire father a longbow or a longbow?
of these two choices, the longbow is the definate answer.
What is the antonym for longbow?
what is the antonym for longbow
How do you use a longbow?
a longbow is a bow that is long
How tall should a longbow be?
A longbow should be the height of the archer himself.
Does the crossbow shoot further than the longbow?
No, the longbow shoots much further.
Who perfected the longbow?
The Welsh archers of the late 1300's perfected the longbow.
What technology advantige helped the English win many battles in the hundred years war?
The English's weapon selection included the longbow, which could shoot almost precisely had great distances. The French did not have this weapon.
What is the difference between a lethal and nonlethal contagion?
the difference between nonlethal and lethal is that they both have lethal in there but non means no so nonlethal means no lethal at all. judy wardell=]
Why was the longbow a good weapon?
a longbow diliveres a fairly quiet but fast strick but with a deadly affect
What are the advantages of longbow?
A longbow was much lighter than a crossbow and provided a better rate of fire.
What wood is the English longbow made of?
The English Longbow is made of English Yew (Yew) and Hickory or Sapwood for the backing.
