Robin Hood
Robin Hood's longbow was made of the finest English Yew, a wood noted for its strength and flexibility and the choice of all traditional longbow makers to this day. His arrows may have been made to suit individual purposes, for example, an English longbow soldier would have used oak because of its weight. Robin may well have followed the tradition of English hunters and used different arrows for different purposes. No doubt as a young lad he would make his own bows, but as his reputation grew then no doubt many of his supporters in Nottingham provided him with quality bows and arrows, away from the prying eyes of the Sheriff.
Top to Bottom: Errol Flynn, Richard Greene, Richard Todd, Michael Praed, Kevin Costner.All versions of the Robin Hood story are reviewed on the Robin Hood website, and illustrated on the Robin Hood Pictures website.
posted by robin hood at 3:36 PM
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Robin Hood drawing his bow, taking careful aim, is the iconic image of this outlaw archer; a thrilling moment which occurs in every film.
Robin Hood didn't use a longbow, as longbows didn't exist in England until closer to the Hundred Years War... It was more likely a hunting bow.
where did he kept his arrows?
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he could of got his longbow from wales they made the longbow before the english and robin hood may have been around the same time as Edward 1 not king john ealer story's of robin hood say that
Thanks for the input John. Very interesting thought.
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