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Old 21st February 2021, 01:36 PM   #1
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? Why does the Longbowman have two arrows sticking out of his shoulder? I also see he has the arrow on the right side of the bow which is condusive for speed shooting a clutch of arrows held in the left hand near the point or right hand, near the knock between the fingers.

And I notice The St.Paul guy in red with the gold pie rack behind his head has somehow lost the point on his sword.
He has two arrows held in his right hand, which has drawn the bow back to his shoulder. It's a speed shooting technique that I have used myself.
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He has two arrows held in his right hand, which has drawn the bow back to his shoulder. It's a speed shooting technique that I have used myself.
Elementary, my dear Wayne .
Actually, either the artist made an error of perspective (which i would doubt) or the hypothetical distance between the spare arrows and his hidden hand is far too long; as if he holds them, not in his hand but by some manner in his wrist.

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