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St Briavels, obviously, was a specialist forge for making
quarrels, so there would have been arrowsmiths
working there full-time and there would have been a lot of
them, at least 50 people. How many do you think they'd be able
to make in a day? On the average, for a quarrelhead, you're talking about six minutes, if you're really going at it
hammer and tongs, if you like
quarrels, so there would have been arrowsmiths
working there full-time and there would have been a lot of
them, at least 50 people. How many do you think they'd be able
to make in a day? On the average, for a quarrelhead, you're talking about six minutes, if you're really going at it
hammer and tongs, if you like
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St Briavels, obviously,
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was a specialist forge for making
quarrels,
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so there would have been arrowsmiths
working there full-time
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and there would have been a lot of
them, at least 50 people.
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How many do you think they'd be able
to make in a day?
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On the average, for a quarrelhead,
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you're talking about six minutes,
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if you're really going at it
hammer and tongs, if you like.
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Movie Summary
Dr Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain.