[Oatka]

Without the strength and skill of years of experience, the longbow would have provided little advantage. It was the warriors, not the weapon.

An Urban Legend perhaps, but I understand that the Brit's two-finger "up yours" gesture arose from the fact that the Frecnch cut those two fingers off of any longbowman they captured so he was henceforth useless. The "up yours" defiance indicated they could still use the longbow.

[SJackson]

Cutting off fingers isn’t a legend, I don’t know about the two finger salute