Bows and arrows were historically known to be the first weapons for combat during the ancient times. Nowadays, archery have become even more widely known, in fact, fictional characters like Robin Hood and the Green Arrow are known to be famous in archery. Let’s tackle each one of them and the others who have made their name in archery.

Of course, who among us doesn’t know about Robin Hood of the Nottinghamshire? He is an English folklore who had been a favorite subject in many movies, comics, books and plays, being the hero for the less fortunate by stealing from the rich and giving them to the poor.

Robin Hood is well known for his expertise in longbow, and with his shot of splitting an arrow with another arrow. Archery is also his way of combating anyone who will go against their way.

Another fictional character which shows some similarity with Robin Hood is Oliver Jonas Queen also known as “The Green Arrow”. Green Arrow, referred as the best archer in the world, is a DC Comics character who patrols the streets of Star City. Dressed in a green suit, Oliver Queen fights crime with his bow and different types of trick arrows.

Green Arrow is excellent in using recurve, compound, and of course, his favorite longbow. He is excellent in creating trick arrows like tear gas arrow, boxing glove arrow, and glue arrow. Of course, they are all just illusory kinds, but still, Green Arrow has been of great influence through his appearances in comics, as well as in movies.

But did you know that there is also one real guy that can do the same famous trick shot of Robin Hood? Yes! The late Howard Hill, who was named to be the World’s Greatest Archer, was widely known especially during his times, for his exceptional skill in archery.

Hill is an expert with any type of bows like Oliver Queen. And yes, he was also successful in doing the Robin Hood shot although some says that the arrow’s shaft is made of bamboo. Howard’s archery skill excelled in all branches whether its target, field and the most difficult flight. A very skilled shooter that can hit objects tossed up in air, of course with his bow and arrow.

Archery had influenced many lives throughout its existence. Mainly for food hunting, for wars, and nowadays, even for past time and entertainment. We just hope that archery may even influence more people but mostly in a positive way.