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A '''longbow''' is a long, hand-drawn ranged weapon which sometimes exceeded 6 feet in length, made famous in [[medival]] [[England]].<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/longbow</ref>  It is a common misconception that the longbow is a uniquely [[British]] weapon, when in reality longbows existed on every continent and arrived relatively late to England. <ref>http://www.thebeckoning.com/medieval/longbow/the-longbow.html</ref>
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A '''longbow''' is a long, hand-drawn ranged weapon which sometimes exceeded 6 feet in length, made famous in [[medieval]] [[England]].<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/longbow</ref>  It is a common misconception that the longbow is a uniquely [[British]] weapon, when in reality longbows existed on every continent and arrived relatively late to England. <ref>http://www.thebeckoning.com/medieval/longbow/the-longbow.html</ref>
    
The longbow proved to be a devastating weapon in the hands of British longbowmen, who demonstrated great success against armies with significantly greater numbers of troops.  A good example of this was the [[Battle of Agincourt]] during the [[Hundred Years War]].
 
The longbow proved to be a devastating weapon in the hands of British longbowmen, who demonstrated great success against armies with significantly greater numbers of troops.  A good example of this was the [[Battle of Agincourt]] during the [[Hundred Years War]].
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