11-08-2010, 05:59 PM
Quote:Oh well, I figured it would be a good topic. I mean, it didn't just appear out of nowhere, and most things about the Welsh military started in this era so I'm wondering if the Welsh longbow did as well. Could it have been inspired by some kind of Roman bow?I doubt very much that 'most things about the Welsh military' started in the Roman period.
Longbows are OT as long as no-one comes forward with a direct link between Roman bows and Welsh longbows.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)