Still Waters Posted November 18, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Researchers have identified the elite archers who died alongside sailors on Henry VIII's flagship, due to evidence of repetitive strain in their shoulders and spines. The ship sank off Spithead in The Solent in 1545, while leading an attack on a French invasion fleet in 1545 and stayed on the seabed until it was raised in 1982 and put on public display. Over the past two years, scientists from the University of Swansea have been working to identify almost 100 skeletons kept at the Mary Rose Museum, in Portsmouth. http://www.telegraph...ers-by-RSI.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopypooky Posted November 20, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 20, 2012 how the know the archers are elite? like how they know that t-rex are fierce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted November 20, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Previous studies have shown that they lived off a diet of salt beef and biscuits. Their diet also included flour, oatmeal, suet, cheese, dried pork, beer and salted cod. Maybe the diet contributed to the stress injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaneSilvermoon Posted November 21, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) how the know the archers are elite? like how they know that t-rex are fierce? The English Longbow, more than any other weapon of its time, was ... from among the best archers in England, the archer units were an elite group of infantry http://www.archers.o...ry&page=longbow Edited November 21, 2012 by BaneSilvermoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeycat Posted November 23, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) how the know the archers are elite? You probably needed a lot of training/skill to use a 6ft 6in Longbow. They were 6ft 2in or 6ft 3in, and strapping individuals," Mr Owen said."A longbow was 6ft 6in and made from a particular part of a yew tree to generate incredibly efficient 'spring'. "It was mega hi-tech, and it gave England and Wales military superiority. These archers were the elite athletes of their day." Edited November 23, 2012 by smokeycat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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