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Sep 29, 1999 · The insulting gesture of extending one's middle finger (referred to as digitus impudicus in Latin) originated long before the Battle of Agincourt.
May 14, 2020 · False. The “middle finger” gesture does not derive from the mutilation of English archers at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Some historians trace its origins to ancient Rome.
Jan 31, 2020 · The two-fingered salute, or backwards victory or V-sign, made with the middle and index fingers, is said to have originated with English archers at Agincourt in 1415. But is this really true? Medieval researcher and longbow expert Clive Bartlett claims in his book ‘English Longbowman 1330-1515’ that it is.
The Battle of Agincourt (October 25, 1415), decisive battle in the Hundred Years’ War that resulted in the victory of the English over the French. The English army, led by King Henry V, achieved victory in spite of the numerical superiority of its opponent.
Aug 5, 2022 · When the English unexpectedly won the Battle of Agincourt, they supposedly taunted the French by raising their intact middle fingers toward them. Allegedly, the insult was born here.
The Battle of Agincourt ( / ˈædʒɪnkɔːr ( t )/ AJ-in-kor (t); [a] French: Azincourt [azɛ̃kuʁ]) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 ( Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France.
Jul 16, 2015 · Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore be incapable of fighting in the future.
