Quote Originally Posted by antisocialmunky View Post
@Ludens. I was under the impression that the Longbowmen had to actually get into the melee at some point, not just kill the people already on the ground. There weren't all that many men-at-arms on the english side of that battle.
I am probably confusing battles. Either way, downed knights would often be finished by supporting troops using long, thin daggers that could be slid into weak spots of their armour.