I would imagine that any time with any form of weaponry such as this would have a completely different way of battle and warfare.

[ Nearly his whole life his country has been at war with itself, and it only recently (in his mind) ended. Although in the people's eyes, it was over six hundred years ago. ]

We do, yes. A friend of mine is a well-known archer while most of my other closest friend prefer the sword. I'm proficient in various weapons myself but do prefer the whip or the axe, alongside the sword.