Longbow(s)

[KARTLOS]

If longbows were so clearly superior, why had they disappeared in most European countries by the middle ages?

maybe poor nutrition! - you have to be very strong to use one.

They did require that the bowman practice a lot, it is much simpler to equip people with crossbows and guns.

Were longbows used for hunting, or were they specifically warbows. It seems that any attempt to stalk prey with a bow the size of a man is not going to be successful.

Foot

you can get different sized longbows! it doesnt have to be full length (size of a man) to be considered a longbow.