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The second most reconised form of archery is when its used in war. he most prevolent refrence to this is the English longbow men of the middel ages. Here are some examples of what archery can be used to hunt. Although 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. The bow was seldom used to decide battles and viewed as a "lower class weapon" or as a toy, by the nobility. However, among the Vikings, even royalty such as Magnus Barelegs used archery effectively. By the time of the Hundred Years' War, the English had learned how to employ massed archery as an instrument of tactical dominance, with their English longbows. Tournaments were sponsored, to encourage archery and proficiency with many great and lavish prizes for winners of the tournaments. There was therefore much motivation and incentive to become an expert with the longbow and the various English kings were able to recruit thousands of archers per year with this efficient system. Here is an example of how mass archery was used in war. One is a picture of the archers and the other is a short video clip showing how mass archery was employed. 
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