03-21-2022, 12:34 PM
(12-29-2021, 09:57 PM)Ninurta Wrote: The English Longbows of Robin Hood's day were monstrosities. They were made of yew, and had draw weights of 80 to 150 pounds, usually around 110 pounds. That is a pretty heavy draw for a long bow, and it took a hell of a man to draw it. There is evidence in archer skeletons from those days of the toll that heavy draw took on a man - it tended to "beef him up", more so in one shoulder than the other, depending on whether he was left or right handed.
There is an old ship, the Mary Celeste I think, that was dredged up from the sea, and had aboard it a cache of English Longbows.
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You're thinking of Henry the Eighth's flagship, the Mary Rose.
https://maryrose.org
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