Speaking of the Cretans, are the Cretans of this time still as famed for their archery as their ancestors did in the antiquity?
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If a 16th century Englishman described the Cretans as good archers,that's a high praise indeed!
The cretan bow was a composite one, reinforced with horn from kri-kri ibexes. They had been tinkering with these bows since antiquity and continued to improve them. Even though they had access to crossbows they didn't replace their composite bows. That will be an interesting showdown: cretan vs turkish composite bows.
That englishman's last sentence is a pretty apt description of Cretans today as well.If a 16th century Englishman described the Cretans as good archers,that's a high praise indeed!
The cretan bow was a composite one, reinforced with horn from kri-kri ibexes. They had been tinkering with these bows since antiquity and continued to improve them. Even though they had access to crossbows they didn't replace their composite bows. That will be an interesting showdown: cretan vs turkish composite bows.