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Handling some of the medieval weapons

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Nick explaining all about medieval life


We ended the afternoon with a demonstration on the Castle's courtyard, with archers shooting at advancing knights to show how many arrows could let loose whilst the attackers were advancing.

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We had the opportunity to try and make ready a crossbow, although only one WYAC member managed to pull the string back far enough.