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# Longbow

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A longbow is a type of bow. It is much longer than most other bows and is much more powerful.

The longbow was mainly used in the Middle Ages up until Henry VIII's reign, when it was discontinued. The longbow was mainly an English weapon, with the best users of it being English or Welsh.

It was made from hard wearing, flexible wood, and would fire great distances. Those that fired longbows were greatly feared by enemies. The French often cut off the forefinger and middle fingers of those that they caught. This led to the archers taunting the French, by waggling the fingers in a "Two-Fingered Salute", which is today considered rude.

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