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Originally Posted by Targan
I have to correct you here. Yes the English longbowmen were peasants but they weren't your typical bonded serfs, they were for the most part a class of freeman called a yoeman. Yoemen weren't owned by their fuedal lord like serfs were, they rented land from their lord and paid some or even most of their rent through military service. That military service was highly valued because yoemen were actually quite highly trained, just in a specialised area - in the use of the longbow.
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I knew they were not serfs; however, I didn't knew about that training. Thanks for correcting me.
