FANTASY RE-ARMED - the medieval LONGBOW: can you use a shield with it or as a melee weapon?

In this episode of Fantasy Re-armed we take a look a few different ways the warbow and medieval archery could be adapted into fantasy, could you use a shield with one, or use the bow itself as an effective melee weapon?

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