Bow (weapon)

Long-range weapon
Elves
Archers and bowmen
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==Real-world & Trivia==
Longbows in real life
The English victories at Agincourt, Poitiers, and Crecy
In fantasy movies, you can hear ordering archers to fire, however in real life that is incorrect.
Loose
==Others==
=== Crossbow ===
=== Composite bow ===
A composite bow is a traditional bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together, a form of laminated bow. The horn is on the belly, facing the archer, and the sinew is on the outer side of a wooden core. When the bow is drawn, the sinew (stretched on the outside) and horn (compressed on the inside) store more energy than wood for the same length of the bow. The strength can be made similar to that of all-wood "self" bows, with similar draw length and therefore a similar amount of energy delivered to the arrow from a much shorter bow. However, making a composite bow requires more varieties of material than a self-bow, its construction takes much more time, and the finished bow is more sensitive to moisture.
=== Flatbow ===
A flatbow is a bow with non-recurved, flat, relatively wide limbs that are approximately rectangular in cross-section. Because the limbs are relatively wide, flatbows will usually narrow and become deeper at the handle, with a rounded, non-bending handle for easier grip. This design differs from that of a longbow, which has rounded limbs that are circular or D-shaped in cross-section and is usually widest at the handle. A flatbow can be just as long as a longbow, but can also be very short. Typical lengths would be 68–70 inches (172.5–178 cm) for a flatbow, 70–72 inches (178–183 cm) for an English longbow, and 72–76 inches (183–193 cm) for a warbow-weight English longbow; but these styles may easily overlap each other. Traditional flatbows are usually wooden self-bows (bows made of one solid piece of wood), though laminated and composite flatbows have been made in ancient and modern times
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