Meny
Like a lot of you I watched Robin Hood as a child. I liked the history and developed quite a fondness for the longbow which was the superior weapon compared to the sword.
The longbow was a fine craft that symbolized freedom and independence. I made my first bow as a seven-year-old.
Time passed, and through my historical interest I sought information about the importance of the weapon in ancient society as hunting gear and weapons in combat.
The longbow is what still interests me most.
Throughout my life, I´ve made a lot of bows. The first very simple of the wood ene with string of hay bale, arrows of sallow with feathers from magpie and arrow point made of small blade from knives or nails.
Over time, the bow manufacturing develops and now as an adult I have collected a lot of experience and knowledge about making a bow from the same tree trunk, a selfbow. Today I make Robin Hood´s longbow out of yew tree exactly as it looked according to the fairy tales.
Another bow that has long caught my interest is the English warbow.
A lot of time has been spent in books to find out the facts and myths surrounding it, especially if it is possible to shoot with it at all. In the story, it was a very powerful and effective weapon in combat.
To see if there is any truth in the stories of this superior weapon on the battlefields, I decided to make one. Yew tree is the most common and well-known type of wood in which these bows were made. I bought yew tree trunk and started making a warbow in the same way they once did starting in the 14th century.
Today, I only shoot warbow. It’s a special feeling when you’ve managed to shoot such a bow. There is a calmness as soon as I hold the bow and an arrow bag full of arrows, the sound when the string is released and the arrow flies is fascinating.
This is a lifestyle that has been with me and is part of my life, it will continue to do so as long as I live and have physics with me.
Ola Dahlin
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