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The best ancient european archers; who are they? We all know in the world the best ancient archers were the Mongol horde. Who have used the bow for all of their existance. But who are the best ancient european archers?
Last edited by SlavicWarrior; 13 Aug 05, at 02:04.
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Welsh longbowmen were pretty good.
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The west for the most part did not concern itself with either missile troops or cavalry like eastern armies did, they preferred well protected heavy infantry, against which archers of the time were more or less ineffective unless deployed in incredibly large numbers against an outnumbered force of heavy infantry (like Spartans at Thermopylae and Cassius in Parthia)Originally Posted by SlavicWarrior
The best ancient european archers; who are they? We all know in the world the best ancient archers were the Mongol horde. Who have used the bow for all of their existance. But who are the best ancient european archers?
But if I had to say who had the best archers in the classical world, I would say the Romans.
Last edited by Praxus; 13 Aug 05, at 04:09.
British Longbowmen.......the romans frowned at the archers, and felt they were second class soldiers
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The Ancient world ended with the fall of rome in the 6th century, so why are you bringing up the middle ages?
Maybe he means the Britons (Celts of England). Then again the Britons didn't have longbows; they had shorter bows than short bows, like most of the Celts.
Last edited by SlavicWarrior; 13 Aug 05, at 13:40.
"Было время, была Слава Смерть несли мечи Славена А теперь другая правда И забыта мудрость предков..." ;)
Which is my point
Strictly speaking your question is hard to answer.
What is Europe? Geographically speaking it there is no Europe and no Asia, only Eurasia. In the Ancient world (Using Praxus's cut off point), North Africa and most of the Middle East would have been considered part of Europe (as they were Roman). So Syrian Archers would probably be the answer.
"Any relations in a social order will endure if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy, which qualifies life for immortality." ~ George William Russell
ooooh i forgot ancient world ends before middle ages...my bad praxus...but those longbowmen were some deadly soldiers
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I believe he was referring to western civilization (Classical Greece, Hellenic Greece, Republican Rome, Imperial Rome, et al), I may be mistaken.
Praxus, I'll stick with Syrian Archers. The Romans used them mostly. Later the Arabs did (after Islam). They were davastating.
"Any relations in a social order will endure if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy, which qualifies life for immortality." ~ George William Russell
Oh I had now problem with the choice, it certainly fits my criteria.
This question is totally opinionated. If you wish to leave an answer state your reason why they are the best (historically).
"Было время, была Слава Смерть несли мечи Славена А теперь другая правда И забыта мудрость предков..." ;)
\ I think English longbowmenThe best ancient european archers; who are they? We all know in the world the best ancient archers were the Mongol horde. Who have used the bow for all of their existance. But who are the best ancient european archers?
He's talking Geographly he is corrrect Europe and asia are one landmass called Eurasia. India is not part of Asia it is on another teutonic plate. Europe and Asia are on on teutonic plate together.
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