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Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
Once again we’re back in action with another fantastic AskHistorians Digest! Come browse our collection of fascinating history answers, show some appreciation to all the hard working contributors, and tell us which ones you liked the best!
We had a fantastic AMA with I'm Dr. Stuart Ellis-Gorman, author of The Medieval Crossbow: A Weapon Fit to Kill a King. AMA about crossbows, medieval archery/guns, or most things medieval warfare! many thanks to /u/Valkine!
A good review and some still unfulfilled book requests in the Thursday Reading and Rec!
Finish off with a pretty active Friday Free for All!
A nice META in Thank you for not making /r/AskHistorians a default sub
There was also some really good discussion in Please, please, please stop with the straw man attacks in responses
And that’s a wrap for another great weekend! Stay safe out there everyone, enjoy your week, and I’ll be back again next Sunday!
Sunday is also a chance to show some appreciation for those fantastic questions that caught your eye but still remain unanswered. Feel free to post your own, or others you came across, and maybe we’ll get lucky with a wandering expert.
/u/TastyBirdmeat asked Why is Hawaii not protected by Article 5 (NATO)?
/u/Tatem1961 asked How did Norse warriors fare in combat against the mounted archers of the Steppes?