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How "in shape" was the average knight or man at arms?
Sir William:
LMAO
well said, Sirs Nathan and Wolf. Sir Nathan brings up a good point...since science wasn't what it is now, all those knights would've had to go on was experience. As to their size, Nathan's right...you don't have to be big to be strong...unless you're a longbowman in which case you didn't have much choice, you were gonna be big just because of the job you had to do.
SirNathanQ:
Yeah, and then you get your back muscles fused together from drawing a 140lb bow all day. :o
Not such a hot sounding job anymore is it? ;)
Sir William:
Hey man, Archers got the babes back in the day- and they were accessible to all, not just the noblewomen! lol
SirNathanQ:
Quality over quantity ;)
Sir William:
Yup; but only England was ever able to field a sizable contingent of archers to complement the army...Henry V's was mostly archers by the time they reached Agincourt.
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