Wadge, R. (2009). Medieval Arrowheads from Oxfordshire. Oxoniensia. Vol 73, pp. 1-16.
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Medieval Arrowheads from Oxfordshire | |||||
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Oxoniensia | |||||
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Oxoniensia | |||||
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73 | |||||
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217 | |||||
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1 - 16 | |||||
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The main evidence for civilian archery in medieval England is documentary, but this can be supplemented by the physical evidence of arrowheads. Although these are found catalogued and described in most large collections of artefacts in England, their contribution to an account of how archery was practised by English people in the Middle Ages is rarely analysed. This article examines the medieval arrowheads held by the Oxfordshire County Museums Service to see what can be learnt about the practice of archery in the county. The practical experience of modern archers using the traditional English longbow is brought to bear on the discussion. A concluding section notes that the study has provided evidence of two places where archery was practised by archers of greater physical prowess than was to be found in the county's population at large (Barentin's Manor and Woodstock), and that men did not keep bows comparable to the war bows of the period in their homes as a matter of course. The types of head found suggest that archery was more practised in the 14th and 15th centuries than at other times. However, it was difficult to draw any conclusion about how widespread archery skills were among the population of Oxfordshire. Au/LD | |||||
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2009 | |||||
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23 Aug 2014 |
