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With a lighter bow, you can probably
do it with your arms, but with something like this,
a true war bow, you've got to use your entire body. For something like this,
which is so heavy, if you've not got a very strong
skeletal frame, you could actually destroy yourself
with the forces acting upon you
do it with your arms, but with something like this,
a true war bow, you've got to use your entire body. For something like this,
which is so heavy, if you've not got a very strong
skeletal frame, you could actually destroy yourself
with the forces acting upon you
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With a lighter bow, you can probably
do it with your arms,
00:00:03.052 --> 00:00:05.084
but with something like this,
a true war bow,
00:00:05.084 --> 00:00:07.096
you've got to use your entire body.
00:00:07.096 --> 00:00:11.008
For something like this,
which is so heavy,
00:00:11.008 --> 00:00:13.056
if you've not got a very strong
skeletal frame,
00:00:13.056 --> 00:00:17.044
you could actually destroy yourself
with the forces acting upon you.
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Movie Summary
Dr Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain.