There are very few archers in the Saxon Tales (acknowledging the occasional references and explanations in the books), but I have read that both the Saxons and the Danes used bowmen in battle.  Can you comment?  There have been moments in the books when I thought that a good archer could have saved everybody a lot of trouble (for example, when Ragnall comes riding out of the smoke at Eads Byrig in the most recent volume).  Thank you.

Ben Harrison