ARROWS vs ARMOUR - Medieval Myth Busting

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Tod Cutler's tests use accurately made arrowheads, bows and armour with a specialist archer, turning a long-running myth into evidence.

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An experimental-archaeology test of medieval war arrows against reconstructed period armour, and what it shows about armour's effectiveness.

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