# More questions about the finger

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-questions-about-the-finger/138974>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 26, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-questions-about-the-finger/138974 "2002-11-26T22:07:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![athene1765](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@athene1765](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athene1765)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-questions-about-the-finger/138974/1 "2002-11-26T22:07:21Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a980904.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a980904.html)

So he mentions the longbowmen at the battle of Agincourt. My question – did that actually happen? Did the French cut off the peoples’ fingers and did they flash them back at folks later?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-questions-about-the-finger/138974/2 "2002-11-27T02:37:54Z")

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Actually, we’re still trying to figure that out.[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=136975&highlight=finger](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=136975&highlight=finger)