Amazing Arrow Facts

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1. In English it is common to say "nock an arrow" when one readies a shot.
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2. Artisans who make arrows by hand are known as "fletchers," a word related to the French word for arrow, flèche.
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3. In 1552, Henry Pert died after shooting himself in the face with his own bow and arrow.
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4. ‘At sparrowsfart’ is slang for ‘very early in the morning’.
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5. Crests are rings of color painted on arrows in a unique arrangement to indicate the owner of the arrow.

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