Robin exhaled slowly. As an archer, this final exhalation, almost a ritual, was the calm before the storm; the final moment before releasing the arrow and wreaking havoc on its target.

Like all bowman, Robin was as strong as an ox. Daily training had seen to that. Hours upon hours of drawing back the beautifully curved yew bow had thickened Robin’s muscles like hempen rope, to the point where he could now draw the massive bow with ease.

The thousands of arrows that he had loosed since the age of 6, when he had been given his first bow, made Robin a professional, and like his ancestors, a bowman of his skill didn’t miss. The yew bow was so familiar that it was like an extension of his body; when it was not in his hands he didn’t feel alive.

He was the bow. The bow was him.

He didn’t need to aim; all he had to do was glance at his target and he knew the missile would find its mark.

A rustle from the treeline to his left disturbed Robin’s thoughts…

He was nervous that it was the sheriff of Nottingham his biggest enemy was coming and he was right, it was literally a bad copy of him Robin always said in front of his friends the last time they met they had an archery competition and obviously Robin won, he was way to good to even play archery he only cares about giving all the money that the king and give them to the poor people of the village so even if he stole he was still be the good guy in the village.

If Robin was so selfish like the king and the sheriff of Nottingham and the king he would do a competition with all the entire people of the village and if they lost the archery competition they will have to pay him but since Robin was so keen to give money to the poor he would like to do an archery competition versus every rich person in the village and get all their money by winning the archery competition that he could still win even blindfolded any day for Robin.

The sheriff shot his bow he missed that was how bad the sheriff was Robin laughed because he didn't even need to duck that was how bad the sheriff was Robin was about to have his shot but before he shot the sheriff ran because he knew how good Robin was.

Question time

1.Have you ever seen a medieval longbow? Why do you think it is so difficult to draw the bow?

I have seen a medieval longbow I think it's so difficult because the bow is heavy.

2.What is a bowyer?

a person who makes or sells archers' bows.

3.Why do you think archers often chose wood from a yew tree for their bows?

I think the yew tree makes it stronger.

4.What might have caused the rustle in the bushes?

The sheriff might have caused the rustle in the bushes.

Why is Robin alone in the woods?

Because they were spying on him.

Robin Hood

23/04/2020