{"id":63907,"date":"2021-02-08T04:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=63907"},"modified":"2021-02-07T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T20:34:54","slug":"why-everybody-disagrees-on-the-efficacy-of-the-english-longbow-a-video-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/02\/08\/why-everybody-disagrees-on-the-efficacy-of-the-english-longbow-a-video-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Everybody Disagrees on the Efficacy of the English Longbow \u2013 A Video Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HAvbqtPjhxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>SandRhoman History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 7 Feb 2021<\/p>\n<p>Everybody quarrels over the efficacy of the English longbow. Many historians, reenactors and history enthusiasts alike hold the view that arrows piercing armor is a myth. Some base this view on testing as was done for example by Tod from Tod&#8217;s workshop. Together with his team, he provided an invaluable data point for this debate. Others, such as traditionalist historians are often open to the possibility of arrows piercing armor, even though they are aware of actual testing of the longbow. In general, the efficacy of a weapon is much more complicated than its mere armor penetration value. So, in this video we\u2019d like to shed light on the whole debate and explain why it is so hard to find common ground on this issue. This is why everybody disagrees on the efficacy of the English longbow.<\/p>\n<p>Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHJTRFFJa0NVT2p3aUoxYVIwZVQxaEtmclVfQXxBQ3Jtc0tuMTZKbTBUdXpNRGt4OVBpTUxFY2pGaXgyem1EVUlwQW5zVTlTWVNlakc5QksxQ2hQYUNwVlZkekZ4VWstZFpUX3hxRnNKcUpYRm9taVdIaVhxOWNyUVE2elBnMV8tS0d2S015eW9NWU8wUmJMcTU3SQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fsandrhomanhistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/sandrhomanhis&#8230;\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sandrhoman\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sandrhoman<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Tod&#8217;s Video: ARROWS vs ARMOUR &#8211; Medieval Myth Busting  <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DBxdTkddHaE\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/DBxdTkddHaE\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tod&#8217;s playlist: MEDIEVAL MYTH BUSTING <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLIUWkznLJcsH6GgQw3HdwaoJafWVTuEpq\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLI&#8230;\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bibliography:<br \/>\nRogers, C.J., <em>The Efficacy of the English Longbow<\/em>, 1998.<br \/>\nDevries, K., <em>Medieval Military Technology<\/em>, 1994.<br \/>\nBane, M., &#8220;English Longbow Testing against various armor circa 1400&#8221;, 2006.<br \/>\nSoar, H., Gibbs, J., Jury, C., Stretton, M., <em>Secrets of the English War Bow<\/em>. Westholme, 2010, pp. 127\u2013151.<br \/>\nMagier, Mariusz; Nowak, Adrian; et al., &#8220;Numerical Analysis of English Bows used in Battle of Cr\u00e9cy&#8221;. <em>Problemy Techniki Uzbrojenia<\/em>. 142 (2), 2017, 69\u201385.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_2021-02-08-Why-Everybody-Disagrees-on-the-Efficacy-of-the-English-Longbow-\u2013-A-Video-Essay.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_2021-02-08-Why-Everybody-Disagrees-on-the-Efficacy-of-the-English-Longbow-\u2013-A-Video-Essay-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-63909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_2021-02-08-Why-Everybody-Disagrees-on-the-Efficacy-of-the-English-Longbow-\u2013-A-Video-Essay-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_2021-02-08-Why-Everybody-Disagrees-on-the-Efficacy-of-the-English-Longbow-\u2013-A-Video-Essay-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_2021-02-08-Why-Everybody-Disagrees-on-the-Efficacy-of-the-English-Longbow-\u2013-A-Video-Essay-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_2021-02-08-Why-Everybody-Disagrees-on-the-Efficacy-of-the-English-Longbow-\u2013-A-Video-Essay.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SandRhoman History Published 7 Feb 2021 Everybody quarrels over the efficacy of the English longbow. Many historians, reenactors and history enthusiasts alike hold the view that arrows piercing armor is a myth. Some base this view on testing as was done for example by Tod from Tod&#8217;s workshop. 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