What is Archery? | 
Archery is the use of a bow to shoot arrows. According to researchers archery has a long history dating back as far as 15,000 years. In the past, people used archery for hunting and warfare, but today this has become a popular sport.
During middle ages, archery became the lowliest form of warfare. Due to the cheapness of making a bow and arrow, Archers were usually the lowest paid soldiers and most of them belonged to the peasant class. The higher classes viewed the bow and arrow as being insufficient, or to use only for entertainment.
However, the Vikings used archery as their main weapon which gained them large success. By the time of the 100 years war, the English had learned how to use archers to their advantage, rather than using swords men, who could not fight from a distance.
By this time archers were recruited and trained as children until and throughout their adulthood. Every boy that was recruited was given a bow that was as high as he was, and expected to learn on it. During battle, archers were to shoot two arrows, one from a higher route and one from a lower route, in order to hit the enemy at two different angles, which made it difficult for the enemy to defend themselves.
Later on, the cross bow became popular and was used in battles. Cross bow had the same distance and power as a bow and arrow. The only drawback to using crossbows was that they took a long time to load and reload.
Once firearms were invented, the arrow became less and less popular until it became obsolete. Today, the use of a bow and arrow is no longer used for hunting or warfare, but is commonly used as sport.
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