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To: nickcarraway
Bows are long range weapons.

It would make sense if you need to have your females take up arms to have them learn the bow.

They could also use them from shooting platforms behind fortifications.

A couple of waves of arrows hitting the enemy before you sallied forth with spear and sword would give an advantage.

12 posted on 04/07/2024 7:38:02 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

That’s more or less what the British did against the French.


15 posted on 04/07/2024 7:48:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

It would help to see how different their shoulders and arms suffered from other women if that area and time.
Long bowmen of the Middle ages had distinctly stronger arms, usely one arm with more muscle/bone than the other as it took more strength to pull the bow into position and done so repeatedly from a young age.
One reason it was quicker to train men with firearms than bows.


20 posted on 04/08/2024 1:27:32 AM PDT by RedMonqey ("A republic, if you can keep it" Benjamin Franklin.)
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