08-11-2009, 12:21 PM
This is a very nice conversation, guys, and very informative.
Just to be picky, the English Long Bow such as used at Agincourt, etc. had not been yet developed. Germans and others were using yew longbows in our period, the design being very ancient, and perhaps the first self bow design, but not nearly as powerful as the 1400s period bows that could perhaps achieve up to 200 pound draws. So, it is still apples and seeds
The Romans, as far as we know, were using composite bows that had a very high weight, however. A sling probably outclassed a bow in distance, and could perhaps defeat armor more effectively than an arrow, but these machines trumped them both.
Carry on.
Just to be picky, the English Long Bow such as used at Agincourt, etc. had not been yet developed. Germans and others were using yew longbows in our period, the design being very ancient, and perhaps the first self bow design, but not nearly as powerful as the 1400s period bows that could perhaps achieve up to 200 pound draws. So, it is still apples and seeds
The Romans, as far as we know, were using composite bows that had a very high weight, however. A sling probably outclassed a bow in distance, and could perhaps defeat armor more effectively than an arrow, but these machines trumped them both.
Carry on.
Dane Donato
Legio III Cyrenaica
Legio III Cyrenaica
