LONGBOWS

By: Anonymous

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How is the item important and used in Medieval society?

This item is important in Medieval society because it is for
defense and attack. In the War of Roses, many knights and
people used longbows. Longbows were only used in the War
of Roses because longbows were long and they werent that
accurate. When bows are long, the string will bounce
around a lot in the wind. That makes the longbow not a
very good weapon. Stability, accuracy and control are one
of the most important things for weapons in the medieval
society.

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How did your souvenir help improve the wellbeing of

people during a major event or everyday living?
In the War of Roses, many people used the longbow to
shoot at other people in defense and offense. Since it was
so long, it was easy to put straight in the arrow because it
was long. It was hard to get back because since it was long
and it might get stuck in battle. When youre in offense, it is
hard to control the longbow because the wind is going your
direction when youre running toward the castle. It still
helps people because youre still using a weapon to kill and
defend.

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How can the souvenir be improved? How do you think other civilizations
or people can improve this item?
I think that this souvenir can be improved if the string was stronger.
Then, the string wont move around a lot such as bouncing around or
waving around. If the string was stronger, the arrow would shoot a longer
distance. Also, a longer distance means a better chance of shooting at the
other person. That means either:
a) The kingdom will fall
b) The attackers will fail
c) Both might have and equal chance to win the kingdom or defeat the
enemies
The Japanese can improve this item with their strong string. Their string
is really strong. Their strong string is called the bowstring, made for
bows. Attach it on to the bow and then voil, you got a good longbow!

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Compare how we use the item today. Are there similarities or differences?
We dont really use longbows today. In the Medieval times, they used longbows
to shoot people at the War of Roses. Medieval longbows were usually made of
wood felt. They did not have high accuracy. The medieval also used longbows to
hunt animals and for fun. Sometimes, they even used longbows to target so in
battle, their accuracy would be a greater chance to kill the other player.
Now, for bows, we use more adapted ones such as mechanic bows and toy bows.
Mechanic bows now have much higher accuracy and toy bows dont really have
high accuracy. Some toy bows are like the medieval bows, but theyre made of
plastic. They also dont have accuracy because you just use them to play.
Mechanic longbows have high accuracy because:
a) Its mechanical
b) Its more adapted over the years
c) People learning history have made observations how to improve the bows
d) Since many bows were used in the Middle ages and they werent that well,
many people have wanted to improve the bow a lot

REFERENCES

Websites:
http://www.grolier.com/
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk
http://www.youtube.com/ results?search_query=longbows&oq=
longbows&gs_l
=youtube.3..0l5j0i5l5.933.3130.0.3323.10.9.1.0.0.0.211.851.6j2j1
.9.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.FtoxYjbMBcg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longbow
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/smallarms/p/englongbow.htm
http://www.longbow-archers.com/introsport.html
Books:
Medieval Times by Mary Nelson

EXTRA INFORMATION
ABOUT THE WAR OF ROSES

The War of Roses was a war that began in 1455 and ended
in 1487. That would be a war that lasted for 32 years! What
a war! It all started when the House of Lancaster (the red
rose) and the House of York (the white rose) started
fighting in the First battle of St. Albans. Several
Lancastrians died, but their teammates continued the
deadly war against the Yorkists. Eventually, this war turned
into a serious memory to the Lancastrians and the Yorkists,
making them rivals. This made the 2 nd war of the year
between them two, and this war wasnt short, but long. It
was 32 years of fighting and nobody knew how many
Lancastrians and Yorkists died. They just fought for their
Houses and tried to win back some land and loyalty. After
the 32 year war, the Lancastrians successfully defeated the
Yorkists.

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