Who Likes The French?

**J'Pol** · 05-20-2003, 04:31 PM

Originally posted by Proper Bo, I tell thee@20 May 2003 - 17:25
You're welcome mate!
SCREW THE POTATO FARMIN PADDIES!!!

Do you genuinely find that to be amusing, or are you being deliberately and gratuitously offensive.

Frankly it does you no credit.

**Proper Bo** · 05-20-2003, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by JPaul@20 May 2003 - 17:31
Do you genuinely find that to be amusing, or are you being deliberately and gratuitously offensive.

Frankly it does you no credit.

What do you think?
I seriously meant it with me being quarter irish n all!

**Leech_Killer** · 05-20-2003, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by WeeMouse@20 May 2003 - 17:08
I like the welsh!

i think they invented the Longbow...which is my weapon of choice!

@ WeeMouse
Not quite true.

The currently accepted theory was set at the turn of the twentieth century by Morris in his superb study, The Welsh Wars of Edward I. Morris maintained the weapon was of Welsh descent and was introduced into England's military arsenal around the turn of the fourteenth century.

Morris based his conclusion that Southern Wales was the home of the longbow from the historical writings of the late twelfth century cleric Silvester Giraldus Cambrensis, youngest son of William de Barri.

Morris, reading about the Norman-Venta encounters, misinterpreted a key passage of The Itinery Triugh Wales: "bows made of wild elm, unpolished, rude and uncouth, not only calculated to shoot an arrow to a great distance, but also to inflict very severe wounds in a close fight'."

The correct translation of this passage: "Yet the bows used by these people (the Venta) are not made of horn, ivory, or yew, but of wild elm; unpolished, rude and uncouth, but stout; not calculated to shoot an arrow to a great distance, but to inflict very severe wounds in a close fight."

Therefore, the twelfth century Welsh weapon could not be a longbow. It did not have the range of a longbow.

It is now apparent that the longbow was already in England during the time of Edward I. Edward simply adopted the longbow because it was superior in range and equally as powerful as the Welsh bow.

There is good evidence to show that the longbow was introduced into England from the Scandinavian Countries, the question that remains is when. The best answer is probably sometime during the many Danish invasions before the 1066 landing of William the Conqueror.

And here endeth the leason.

Source: http://www.student.utwente.nl/~sagi/artike...w/longbow2.html

**WeeMouse** · 05-20-2003, 04:54 PM

Thank you for that!

I'll just call it a British Longbow then!

**clocker** · 05-20-2003, 04:55 PM

Back to topic.
Yuuummmm!

**Proper Bo** · 05-20-2003, 04:57 PM

Why is it that no matter what topics I start, they ALWAYS change subject two or three times into something daft and then last 4+ pages?!
I suppose i should be proud of this!

**Herie** · 05-20-2003, 05:00 PM

ummm, I know I don'tlike them, but don't take it personal all you french poeple out there. it is just because I suck at it in school.

**clocker** · 05-20-2003, 05:01 PM

I Posted on 20 May 2003 - 10:57
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Why is it that no matter what topics I start, they ALWAYS change subject two or three times into something daft and then last 4+ pages?!
I suppose i should be proud of this!

I suppose.