Longbow
A powerful type of tall bow, typically made from yew, capable of high rates of fire and great range, influential in late medieval warfare.
Core metadata
- ID: longbow
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 1300 (century)
- Region: Wales and England / Hundred Years War military systems
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Sibudu Bow-and-Arrow Use (archery)
- Organized Military Formations (organized_military_formations)
- Basic Woodworking (woodworking_basic)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Longbow (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node
Locator: Britannica describes the longbow as probably Welsh in origin and the predominant English missile weapon in the Hundred Years War and into the 16th century.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibudu Bow-and-Arrow Use (archery) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Archery provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Basic Woodworking (woodworking_basic) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Basic Woodworking is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Organized Military Formations (organized_military_formations) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Organized Military Formations provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
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