Bow and Arrows

The bow and arrow is a powerful weapon which is used by Redwall Abbey defenders when their abbey is under attack. A bow is a long wooden piece of wood with a string stretched from one end to another. These are ranging to as tall as a person to waist height. The arrow is launched from the bow like a slingshot. It could be barbed, poisoned or fire hardened.

There are three types of bow; the bigger and more powerful longbow, the deadly and accurate crossbow, and the smaller and least powerful shortbow. Longbows are as high as a person and are the most powerful types of bows, they are easy to reload and very effective against attackers, but you have to stand to use them. Crossbows are the most accurate type of bow. A bow is laid out horizontally on a piece of wood. The string is pulled back and held back by a hook or trigger. It is very accurate, but slow to reload and clumsy to use. A crossbow sacrifices speed and range for accurcy and power(enough to easily pierce armor). A shortbow is the smallest and least powerful bow. It is a smaller version of a longbow and is very easy to use and reload, but it has the shortest range.