| What's a longbow here.
Hactaully....to be pedantic, a longbow is any bow which is not a crossbow (ducks and waits for flack)
There are however different styles; and those which most folk know about are 1) the english warbow - lumpy great thing which works in the handle and flings heavy arrows a very long way. Nowadays used by the "heavy bow" merchants for distance shooting. 2) Traditional English/Scottish recreational longbow - lighter poundage, "prettier", used for target and clout by ladies and gentlemen (!) Modern descendant of those used in Georgian and Victorian times. 3) Re-enactment longbow - made to look evil but necessarily of a low poundage. Used by those engaging in mock battles and demos for the general public.
There have been others variations, but only the three above are in current use and referred to in the UK as longbows. (Unless you are American. They have been known to call our traditional longbow a "stick" bow, I understand)
Happy to expand if required.
Vee
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