The bowstring is placed in the "nock" on trailing edge of arrow. Incidentally, archers often dyed the
fletching with their personal colors to keep others from claiming them. I read a genealogy book by
a learned English clergyman that said an early word for and arrow was "flower", ;from root "flow"
and when victim lay on his back, the arros shaft with gaudy feathers looked like a bouquet, and
that is how we got our word "flower" for pretty blossoms. I haven't been able to find confirmation
of this.