A longbow is a bow roughly equal to the height of the person who uses it allowing its user a long draw. A longbow is not significantly recurved. Longbows have been made from many different woods by many cultures; in Europe they date from the Paleolithic. Longbows have been used for hunting and warfare, by many cultures around the world, a famous example being the English longbow, during the Middle Ages.
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