GOLD1350
longbow and 24 arrows

How much did a longbow and arrows cost in 1350?

The record: 1s + 1s 2d, 1341.

About $320 in today's gold

13 days of a farm labourer's pay.

Royal purchase prices; four days of an archer's pay. Source

Who could buy it

The lowest paid on each ladder of 1350 whose pay was enough:

On a day's pay

On a week's pay

On a month's pay

In other words, a real purchase: weeks of work for a farm labourer.

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