It seems to me that fire arrows aren't very helpful, as you can't just take a regular arrow and light it on fire. You have to add things on there, usually a cage-like tip, to have any flames. This decreases range, accuracy, and rate of fire. I think your analysis is correct, just adding on.

It may have just been where you grew up, as I've never heard of it, nor can I find it. Can you perhaps link me to some sources about this rumor?

When I read this out loud I heard Yanni leaves

Along the lines of your question, Bart Ehrmann, who reads classical Greek and Latin fluently, comments about the margin notes in various early manuscripts of individual New Testament books, along the lines of "Do not alter this, it is important" and "I had to alter this because they used the wrong word," etc. This accounts for the 85,000 word discrepancy in a compilation that comprises 110,000 words.

"Many people will recognize the long, green aromatic leaves as bay, a popular spice in a range of cuisines."

I've always thought bay was a herb, not a spice. Am I wrong?

I thought it was common knowledge tbh. Here in Italy it's tradition to put a crown of laurels on the head of those who are graduating from university (which we call laureate)

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Not sure just how in touch you are with that quarter Swedish background, but Swedish surname “Lagercrantz” (Lagerkrans) literally translates to wreath/crown of bay leaves, i.e., laurels.

Laura and Lorenzo.

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Good to know about the history of the laureate leaf. Used to wonder sometimes how it got there.

While I follow the sentiment, the contemporary reality was that Napoleon had done something no previous French monarch had even done: he tied together the eastern & western European spheres. By creating the Polish satellite he ensured that Russia for example would forever ‘haunt’ him till the end of his days. Russia had been generally lukewarm about what was happening in France up until then, no more so after that point.

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Which name is that?

Where did the rumours that Margaret thatcher was 1/4 Ugandan originate?

Even when asked in the commons she didn’t deny it.

Perhaps it was a mere rumour around the area I grew up. Any help would be great!

Fun fact. Bay Leaves (cooking herb) are a fragrant, flavorful species of laurel.

I would argue that geopolitical stability actually depended on creating more powerful counters to Prussia, Russia, and Austria. He needed a more powerful Poland than just the Grand Duchy, and he needed to split Hungary off from Austria and make it more powerful.

Otherwise you would have to believe that Prussia, Russia, and Austria would just accept the geopolitical situation with France as a hegemon and not fight France again. I don't think that would be possible. French hegemony was inherently unstable unless Napoleon could pit other European states against each other.

The fall of heaven by Andrew Cooper

Or look up Vanguard? Praetor? Had a Danish last name with this Greek root! Lol

Our language can be understood by taking Greek/Roman & Latin roots of words. Had just a smidge & has helped me my entire 67 years! With English, not Spanish or any other language, and my Spanish helps with understanding some other Latin languages…

Point is…never give up on “the learning”!

Try it, You might like it & surprise Yourself how smart You probably still are?

They never look comfortable enough to rest on

Same! 🙃

That's my understanding. Basically a two part tactic.

Small benefit, you could hope the fire arrows actually start fires in the enemies area, but

Bigger benefit, when you're talking about siege warfare, you start shooting firestarters over the wall, someone has to go put them out before they actually do cause a real problem. So all the people having to run around dousing out these stupid arrows are people that AREN'T helping defend the wall.

US tried to use bat bombs once https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb

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Depends. Is the crown blue and black or white and gold?