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Wednesday, June 08, 2022

How were arrows supplied for battles? | Medieval Logistics

 In part 3 of this Hundred Years War spin off series about medieval logistics, we’re taking a look at arrows, and how they were supplied for battle.   Answering questions often asked by subscribers such as, “How were arrows supplied in medieval times?”   “How many arrows did a medieval bowman carry?” Kevin Hicks shares his experience and thoughts on these questions and more as he explains how arrows were stored, transported and issued during medieval times. 

VIDEO HERE  (8:41 minutes)

3 comments:

  1. Robert Hardy wrote, what I believe to be, an excellent book on the longbow and it's use militarily.
    https://vdoc.pub/download/longbow-a-social-and-military-history-3t2qtggoee6g

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  2. A book on Agincourt says the English longbow men fired 600,000 arrows. I didn't watch the video, since my player is not working right.

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  3. Excellent video and now I'm subscribed to the channel.
    -arc

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