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Originally Posted by Longbow_Gold  Yes, that's the one 
Taken from the Robin Hood Ltd site - "It is at Kirklees Priory that the supposed grave of Robin Hood can still be seen to this day."...Sadly, much of Kirklees Priory is now ruined but roughly 600 metres from the gatehouse, a medieval gravestone was found bearing a partial inscription "here lies Robard Hude..."
What kind of draw weight would it take to achieve this distance?... I remember hearing on a video clip or website, that it wasn't inconcieveable for a bow to have a draw weight of up to 200lbs (Or more) in those times, but would a bow with that high a draw weight be able to shoot an arrow almost 600 mtrs?
Willie |
Hehe, I personally don't believe in the theory of 200lb bows back then. Mark Stretton holds the guinness world record for shooting a 200lb bow. It took him a lot of training to get there and I don't think he reached anywhere near that distance. Robin was on his death bed after being poisoned, so Far too weak to be able to draw that kind of weight I reckon.