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lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz 1 month agoYes, there have been bows that are long, but not like the longbow. The longbow had a very heavy draw weight, around 90-120 lbs. That’s the weight you have to pull to get it at full draw. The yumi possibly had a a lower draw weight (although Korean and Mongolian composite bows had draw weights of around 100 lbs as well). It had a shorter lower limb which meant it could be used on horseback, while there is no way a longbow could be used on horseback (look it up on Youtube). So the longbow and the yumi are two technically different bows.
reliv3@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Very interesting indeed. Thanks for sharing. I’m just pointing out that people are assuming “English Longbow” when saying “longbow”. Which, to be fair to these folks, the English Longbow is likely the most famous longbow in history. Nevertheless, even the Wikipedia page sourced above mentions that longbows existed in “many cultures” and there is a separate Wikipedia page for the English Longbow. This pushes me to conclude that there is a symantical difference between the two terms, “longbow” and “English Longbow” though many people assume the latter when the former is mentioned.