Friday 7 May 2010

LONGBOW

RESEARCH FOR MEDIEVAL WARFARE WALL CHART:



IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHEN LOOKING AT METAL WORK IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, THAT IT WAS THE WORK OF A BLACK SMITH TO MAKES THINGS LIKE HORSE SHOES, HANDCUFFS FOR THE PRISON, SHIELDS, SWORDS, ARROW HEADS AND CHAIN MAIL. THIS WAS A PHOTO I TOOK AT MOUNTFITCHET OF THE BLACKSMITH'S HUT

LONGBOWS:

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/smallarms/p/englongbow.htm




THESE WERE PHOTOGRAPHS I TOOK AT MOUNTFITCHET CASTLE OF THE ARCHERY TARGET USED FOR PRACTICE . KNIGHTS WERE REQUIRED TO PRACTICE EVERYDAY, AS WERE MOST OF THE POPULATION. THE LONGBOW WAS TRICKY TO MASTER AND TOOK ALOT OF PRACTICE.





MEDIEVAL WARFARE:



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