longbow
Sign in to savethumb|Picture of a longbow made with wood, 2013 A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a long draw possible. Longbows for hunting and warfare have been made from many different woods in many cultures; in Europe they date from the Paleolithic era and, since the Bronze Age, were made mainly from yew, or from wych elm if yew was unavailable. The historical longbow was a self bow made of a single piece of wood, but modern longbows may also be made from modern materials or by gluing different timbers together.
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Europe
- Prehistory
- Middle Ages
- Sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Early literature
- Modern recreational and hunting use
- Design and construction
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|Picture of a longbow made with wood, 2013 A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a long draw possible. Longbows for hunting and warfare have been made from many different woods in many cultures; in Europe they date from the Paleolithic era and, since the Bronze Age, were made mainly from yew, or from wych elm if yew was unavailable. The historical longbow was a self bow made of a single piece of wood, but modern longbows may also be made from modern materials or by gluing different timbers together.
==History== thumb|right|Illustration of longbowmen from the 14th century
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “longbow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.