bowmen
Medieval ranged soldiers
Bowmen is the plural of bowman—a person who shoots with a bow and arrow.
The term appears most often in historical or fantasy contexts: The king's bowmen lined the castle walls.
In competitive archery, archer is more common than bowman.
Tall wooden archery weapon
- crossbowStock-mounted bow mechanism
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- arrowsShafted projectiles for bows
- fletcherArrow craftsman
arrowhead · recurve · nock · fletching · bodkin · bracer · armguard · shaft
Tall wooden archery weapon
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- formationCreation or arrangement
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
infantry · flank · barrage · yeoman · battlements · garrison · ramparts · horse archers
Degree of correctness
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- aimPurpose or direction
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
concentration · trajectory · consistency · practice · draw weight · form · stance · grouping
longbow
Tall wooden archery weapon
fletcher · arrowhead · recurve · nock · fletching · bodkin · bracer · armguard · shaft · yew
longbow
Tall wooden archery weapon
skirmish · infantry · flank · barrage · yeoman · battlements · garrison · ramparts · horse archers · conscript
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- aimPurpose or direction
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
dexterity · concentration · trajectory · consistency · practice · draw weight · form · stance · grouping · split-finger
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- venisonFlesh of cervids
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
blinds · game · stalking · treestand · decoy · prey · pursuit · hide · broadhead · elk
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- Robin HoodRobin Hood, Friar Tuck, Little John, Maid Marian, Sheriff of Nottingham
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- Steppe Nomadsnomads, nomadic tribes, nomadic life, steppe, steppes