English longbow
Tall yew bow
An English longbow is a tall wooden bow, traditionally made of yew, that was the dominant military weapon in medieval England.
Longbowmen were decisive at battles like Crécy and Agincourt.
The bow required years of training and tremendous physical strength to draw.
Modern archers still use longbows for traditional shooting and competition.
One who shoots arrows
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- arrowPointed shaft for shooting
- bowstringCord spanning weapon's curve
- targetObject of pursuit
bullseye · nock · draw · loose · aim · fletching · arrowhead · broadhead
Medieval Anglo-French battlefield
- yeomanIndependent cultivator or naval clerk
- bodkinBlunt-tipped sewing tool
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- Hundred Years' WarMedieval English-French succession struggle
arrowslit · mantlet · siege · chivalry · heraldry · livery · feudalism · battle
Toxic conifer, flexible timber
- bowyerArchery weapon craftsman
- staveBarrel's wooden rib
- heartwoodTree's central wood
- sapwoodTree's water-conducting layer
grain · tiller · nock · grip · laminated · elm · ash · hickory
Extent of variation
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- distanceSpace between two points
- velocityDirected rate of motion
arc · projectile · flight · precision · yardage · draw weight · cast · spine
archer
One who shoots arrows
target · bullseye · nock · draw · loose · aim · fletching · arrowhead · broadhead · bracer
Agincourt
Medieval Anglo-French battlefield
Hundred Years' War · arrowslit · mantlet · siege · chivalry · heraldry · livery · feudalism · battle · infantry
yew
Toxic conifer, flexible timber
sapwood · grain · tiller · nock · grip · laminated · elm · ash · hickory · flexibility
range
Extent of variation
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- distanceSpace between two points
velocity · arc · projectile · flight · precision · yardage · draw weight · cast · spine · windage
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- bowsshortbow, recurve bow, compound bow, crossbow, flatbow
- British WeaponsBrown Bess, claymore, broadsword, dirk, Spitfire
- longbows
English longbowshortbow
Small handheld archery weapon
recurve bow · composite bow · compound bow · hunting bow · flatbow
English longbowdagger
Short pointed stabbing blade
sword · mace · battle axe · war hammer · longsword
English, long, Englishman, Englishmen, longer, longest, length, lengthen, lengthy