The word arrow comes from the French flèche and refers to a projectile that is shot with a bow . It is a throwing weapon with a sharp tip and feathers at the opposite end so that it can maintain direction after being fired.
The use of the arrow dates back several thousand years. Remains of arrows have been found from the Upper Paleolithic (between 33,000 BC and 9,000 BC). The Egyptians, for example, used wooden-tipped arrows for hunting.
The bow used to shoot the dates, on the other hand, is usually made up of a single piece of wood stretched with a rope made of plant, animal or synthetic fibers. The size of the bow depends on the height of the shooter.
Among the characters who have been most famous for their masterful use of the bow and arrows is, for example, William Tell. It has not been possible to prove that he was actually a real person, but there is a legend and a multitude of stories about him thanks to various stories that take him as the protagonist and that are dated to the 15th and 16th centuries.
Within the process of Swiss Independence, in the 14th century, Tell is included, who is presented as a crossbowman well known for the great mastery he had in this art. So much so that the most famous legend about him tells that the governor of the city where he lived, when he did not want to bow before him, detained him and his son and forced him to take a test to be able to let him go. .
Specifically, that test consisted of Tell having to hit an apple placed right on his own son's head with his arrow. If he failed, he would not only kill his offspring but would also be imprisoned, while if he succeeded he would be freed. And so it happened, he got the piece of fruit right.
It is important to keep in mind that archery is an Olympic discipline. This precision sport consists of hitting a target or target that has concentric rings with different scores. The arrow, therefore, went from being a hunting tool and a weapon to a sporting instrument.
In addition to all the above, we cannot ignore the fact that colloquially we make a lot of use of the word arrow. Specifically, we use it as part of the adverbial phrase “like an arrow”, which means that someone or something is going very fast.
On the other hand, an arrow is a symbol used to indicate a path. These are drawings or posters that represent traditional arrows and indicate a direction. Arrows are very common on traffic signs .
An arrow turning to the left anticipates a curve to that side; On the contrary, an arrow turning to the right indicates that the curve will be to that side. In these cases, the arrows point in a specific direction.