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		TeMPOraL on Jan 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why didn't France adopt the longbow like England d... Is it? I always thought crossbows were way more effective than longbows at range and accuracy.

Agathos on Jan 22, 2016 [–]

I'm mostly thinking of the battle of Agincourt, which has long been celebrated in the English-speaking world as the victory of the common man over the elite, heavily armored knight, all thanks to the longbow.

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