length, there is no agreement. In continental Europe it was generally seen as any bow longer than 1.2 m (4 ft). The Royal Antiquaries Society of Great Britain says it is of 5 or 6 feet (1.5 or 1.83 m) in length. [1]  ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longbow#endnote_RoyalAntSoc ) Richard Bartelot of the Royal Artillery Institution