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Peta Stamper 14 Sep 2021 Twitter   A 15th century miniature depicting the use of longbows at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Image Credit: Musée de l'armée / Public Domain Securing Henry V’s famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt, the English longbow was a powerful weapon used throughout the medieval period. The impact of the longbow has been popularised for centuries by popular culture in stories of outlaws and great battles where armies showered arrows down upon one another. Here are 10 facts you need to know about medieval England’s most notorious weapon. 1. Longbows date back to the Neolithic period Often thought to have originated from Wales, there is evidence the long ‘D’ shaped weapon was in use during the Neolithic period. One such bow dating to around 2700 BC and made of yew, was found in Somerset in 1961, while there is thought to be another in Scandinavia. Nonetheless, the Welsh were renowned for their skill with longbows: having subdued Wales, Edward I hired Welsh a...

James Packer  ·  That's easy. The best, most technologically advanced swords the world has ever seen were German, Spanish, and North Italian swords made between 1350 and 1550. My reasoning is simple. European metalurgy hit its zenith around this time. This was the Renaissance, and Europe was at long last beginning to form the first modern nations with populations that were finally recovering from the devestating plagues and pandemics of the late Roman and Medieval periods. During this time, European bladesmiths were creating the worlds first all-steel swords. All other swords elsewhere and before were amalgamated or composite swords made of varying amounts of steel layered with or encasing soft iron. Medieval Japanese swords are such, which is why they are made and shaped the way they are. These new European swords were the first which were steel throughout. They were able to take advantage of marvelous advances in the mass production and methodology of steel production which ...