Famous Archers In The World
The art of archery had been observed through many generations now. Bows and arrows are primarily used for hunting in the woods by our ancestors. Nowadays, archery has evolved in many forms and had been famous throughout the world. Here are some of the most well-known faces, may they be real or fictional, which counted even more with the fame of archery.
Certainly, all of us knows about Robin Hood, who is know to be a thief that steals from the rich and gives them to the less fortunate. Robin Hood is famous to get into action together with his band called the Merry Men.
In literature, Robin Hood uses a longbow and can shoot a target from hundreds of yards away. He is so accurate that he is also famous for splitting an arrow with another arrow. Other than being a champion archer, Robin Hood is also good with swords and staffs.
Another character is Green Arrow or Oliver Jonas Queen. Just like Robin Hood, Green Arrow is a fictional character from the DC comics and had first appeared in 1941. Behind a good archer, is a secret identity of being a former mayor and a billionaire who lives in Star City.
Green Arrow is excellent in using recurve, compound, and of course, his favorite longbow. He is excellent in creating trick arrows like tear gas arrow, boxing glove arrow, and glue arrow. Of course, they are all just illusory kinds, but still, Green Arrow has been of great influence through his appearances in comics, as well as in movies.
Next is Mr. Howard Hill. But unlike Robin Hood and Green Arrow, Hill is a real guy and a toxophilite- or someone who’s really remarkably skilled in archery.
Hill is an expert with any type of bows like Oliver Queen. And yes, he was also successful in doing the Robin Hood shot although some says that the arrow’s shaft is made of bamboo. Howard’s archery skill excelled in all branches whether its target, field and the most difficult flight. A very skilled shooter that can hit objects tossed up in air, of course with his bow and arrow.
Archery is really one thing that surely made a big impact in the history. One obvious proof is the existence of these famous archers, may they be real or fictional. But nevertheless, archery will always be present and will continuously live its legacy in the world of history.