Did The Longbow Dominate Medieval Warfare?
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Published 2023-11-18
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The English Longbow, often referred to as the Warbow, played a significant role in medieval English warfare, particularly during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) with France. These bows were characterized by their great height, typically standing as tall as the archer, and were made primarily from yew wood. The longbow's design allowed for a high draw weight, meaning that the archer needed considerable strength to draw and release the arrow effectively.
One of the most famous battles showcasing the effectiveness of the English Longbow was the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. English archers, armed with longbows, played a crucial role in the victory over the French. The longbow's long range, accuracy, and rapid rate of fire made it a formidable weapon on the battlefield.
Training to become an archer, especially for longbows, was a demanding process. The archer needed to develop both strength and skill. Training often started from a young age, and archers underwent years of practice to build the necessary muscle strength for drawing the high poundage of the longbow.
Accuracy and consistency were crucial, so archers would practice regularly to refine their shooting technique. The process involved not only physical conditioning but also mental discipline to maintain focus during the chaos of battle.
Composite bows, often used in the East, had different advantages and disadvantages. They were typically shorter, making them more maneuverable, but they generally had a lower draw weight compared to longbows. Composite bows were well-suited for mounted archers and were effective in different tactical situations.
In summary, the English Longbow was a powerful weapon that played a crucial role in medieval warfare. Its effectiveness was rooted in the archer's skill, training, and the bow's design, but it also had limitations, especially in terms of the training required and vulnerability in certain combat scenarios.
00:00 Warbow time
01:08 Admin is obsessed with Longbow
04:21 Warbow Vs Armor
07:36 Thanks AHG/AP
08:54 The Departure of Boromir
09:15 Warbow vs Armor + Buttmail
13:01 Longbow Vs soft target
17:13 Warbow History
23:22 Longbow in WW2? Ft. Fat Electrician
24:13 Warbow fatigue
26:42 Flintlock vs armor
28:49 All Arrows are gone
30:53 Bloopers
All Comments (21)
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Dude!!! Came out so amazingly, love the voiceover and the slow mo, truly fantastic and well worth the drive 😁
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Bows and ballistic gel torsos, giving me Deadliest Warrior vibes
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Came for the penetration, stayed for the history lesson! Didn't expect that, well done sir.
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The thing people don't understand is they had something called a gambeson that was like many layers of padded cloth that in some cases was kind of like very primitive, soft, body armor over hard body armor And even if an a little way through the plate armor, the gambeson likely would stop it from penetrating or being a lethal wound During the crusades, the Arabs would talk about Crusaders, wearing the soft and hard armor in conjunction, and walking around with seven or eight arrows, sticking out of them to no ill affect
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The fact that admin loves longbows is possibly the best piece of information I have ever come to know. Also this is probably the longest we've ever seen Dash with his shirt on.
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This is really cool, please do more "historical" themed stuff!
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Proud Englishman here who was pleasantly surprised to see AR doing a video on English Longbows. Good show old boy.
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This is probably my favorite video you’ve done! Guns, bows, total war, and Todd’s workshop. Oh my. Managed to check off most of my nerd list in one go. 😂
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We need more Dash in the future, you two seemed like you genuinely enjoyed working together.
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Honestly I'd be real interested in seeing a crossbow vs. longbow comparison. Longbows could be fired further and faster but required a lot of training, where you could give some pleb a crossbow and they could potentially kill a knight with a bolt, at the cost of reload time. Really neat seeing just how destructive longbows could be.
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People cant even imagine how hard it is to shoot 150lb warbow. I have 50lb recurve and it gets me tired after 10 shots. Cant even imagine what 150lb feels like
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Regarding the heavy jaw shot; yes, there’s instances of soldier’s surviving those wounds and recovering to a high degree
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If you want to go down a rabbit hole, testing / creating some really old weapons like the atlatl against the ballistic dunce would neat
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I can't believe you convinced Dash to keep his shirt on for this btw.
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Looks awesome. Especially with the area you’re in out in the desert, it would be really cool to see you do a video on Comanche bows as well, they’re a phenomenal example of what wooden bows can offer
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We live in Northumberland, England, in our garden is an 800 year old coppised yew tree which was planted and coppiced ro make longbows
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As an 11 year old English boy a decade ago now I was always proud of my homemade long bow, even prouder when it unexpectedly crossed a field and lost the only arrow I'd made at the time. Think you've inspired me to make a 2nd!
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I never expected this crossover but man am I greatful for it. Two absolute chads
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I think this is my favorite Admin video. An fantastic guest who vibes with Admin and has medieval muscles. This episode combines archery and firearms, larping and history, humor and philosophy. A guest appearance by The Fat Electrician? Cherry on the awesome cake
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Guys I think I did find out why the armor held not so well as in the original testing video. Because you put it on dummy wrong way forward. The front Chest part is much more bulged on and this is making it more resistant to the penetration because the arrows are sliding around the curved surface. Back side is pretty flat thats why the arrows went trough ;-)
