what are archers?

Answer 1

a nice peach schnapps drink, good with lemonade and ice

Answer 2

The earliest concrete evidence of archery dates back 5,000 years. The bow probably originated for use in hunting and was then adopted as a tool of warfare. Bows eventually replaced the atlatl, as the predominant means for launching projectiles.

Classical civilizations, notably the Persians, Macedonians, Nubians, Greeks, Parthians, Indians, Chinese, and Koreans, fielded large numbers of archers in their armies. Arrows proved exceptionally destructive against massed formations and the use of archers often proved decisive.

During the Middle Ages, archery in warfare was not as prevalent and dominant, in Western Europe, as popular myth dictates. Archers were quite often the lowest paid soldiers in an army or were conscripted from the peasantry. This was due to the cheap nature of the bow and arrow, as compared to the expense needed to equip a professional man-at-arms with good armour and a sword.

Archery was also highly developed in Asia and in the Islamic world. The horse archers were the main military force of most of the Equestrian Nomads. In modern times, horse archery continues to be practised in some Asian countries but is not used in international competition. Central Asian tribesmen were extremely adept at archery on horseback. Archery is the national sport of the Kingdom of Bhutan.

The advent of firearms rendered bows obsolete in warfare. Although bows had a longer range and could shoot much more frequently than the earliest guns, guns could penetrate most armour and required minimal training.

Answer 3

The Archers are the nice family who live down the lane.

Actually, Great Britain had the greatest archers in history. Its archers could shoot further and faster than any others. With their Yew Bows they were capable of shooting like 25-30 arrows a minute. They were critical in most of Britains wars, of course.

Its also BBC-4's longest running radio soap opera!

Its also a Schnapps drink.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery

Answer 4

Essentailly soldiers armed with a bow and arrows

In european history most archers were on foot. The most famous of these were armed with longbows
Archers on horseback were famous in asia. In ancient times the most well known were the Parthians (hence the Parting shot- fired at an enemy while retreating. Other famous horse archers wer the Mongol armies of Chingiz Khan and the mameluks- slave soldiers of islam

Answer 5

Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. Archery has historically been used in hunting and combat and has become a precision sport. A person who is fond of or an expert at archery is called a toxophilite, or more often, an Archer...?

Is this what you mean?

Answer 6

Like Robin Hood, archers are the ones who use bow and arrows.

Answer 7

Archers are like riflemen or musketeers, except with bows & arrows instead of rifles or muskets.

Answer 8

Archers are people who do Archery (Bow & Arrows)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery

Answer 9

It's a farming soap opera on Radio 4

Answer 10

A radio programme from years ago, men who shoot things with bits of sticks or a yummy scrummy peachy drink that gets you slightly merry.

Answer 11

Warriors you specialized in fighting with a bow and arrows.