... Actually, don't be too sure on that last one. Has anyone thought to send an inquiry to the Museum of London. They have a lot of leather artifacts, both in...
16801
Nest verch Tangwistel
eastarch
Dec 16, 2004 11:17 pm
I put up the picture I was talking about. Upon closer examination it turns out to be something like a blue monkey riding a deer. Not exactly normal, but he...
16802
blkknighti@...
blkknighti2001
Dec 16, 2004 11:26 pm
We could also call it wat it actually appers to be - a hip quiver slung over the shoulder... a posture I have used on more than one occasion. Richard ... ...
16803
blkknighti@...
blkknighti2001
Dec 16, 2004 11:46 pm
Seems to make sense...but it is simply not true. Many artists tried to place them in the attire that the period they were depicting. They had many references...
16804
blkknighti@...
blkknighti2001
Dec 17, 2004 12:54 am
There are artifacts in the form of quivers in museums in Europe. I believe there are examples in the Robert Hardys book. I'm sure there are period ...
16805
Carolus von Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Dec 17, 2004 3:44 am
As for the quiver issue, I don't think there will be a satisfactory resolution for some time. Centaur type archers tend to be shown with a baldric style back...
16806
Talmon Parker
tt_ann@...
Dec 17, 2004 4:30 am
GREETINGS sol: There are two sugestions that you might try, One is the bow hand, Are gripping The bow too tightly? I find that if I try to choke the grip...
16807
Carolus von Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Dec 17, 2004 4:47 am
Exactly right. Carolus ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.4 - Release Date:...
16808
Carolus von Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Dec 17, 2004 4:55 am
Actually, they had literary references but little actual knowledge of the historical clothing. We have much better reference material and look at the cock-up...
16809
Kinjal of Moravia
gusari_kinjal
Dec 17, 2004 3:04 pm
... perhaps? I remember a message about her seeing eye dog learning to find arrows. How does she know where to shoot? Or am I completely misremembering this. ...
16810
J. Hughes
jphughessr
Dec 17, 2004 3:17 pm
One needs to view any visual representation at least as critically as one would read a document. Most artists in the Middle Ages did not have any idea what ...
16811
Sherry Bishop
celticarchr1
Dec 17, 2004 3:30 pm
Just wanted to thank you all for taking the time to respond :) Thanks!!! Seonaid MacPhie Barony of Smoking Rocks Dragon's Heorth ... ...
16812
BlueHawk Winterfire
drgnhlr
Dec 17, 2004 5:15 pm
... email. ... and you ... Sorry, I suppose it wasn't clear... Yes, I am looking for more than the documentation provided in the last thread on quivers; but if...
16813
Eadric Anstapa
uisge77362
Dec 17, 2004 9:44 pm
... Ya know this thread really should get moved to SCA-Archery since we really dont use feather fletches in CA. Obviously feathers have a natural curve to...
16814
Eadric Anstapa
uisge77362
Dec 17, 2004 9:47 pm
... Regards, -EA...
16815
Lord Caedmon Wilson
caeman
Dec 17, 2004 9:53 pm
Left wing. Right wing. Makes no difference as long all of the arrows your are shooting are the same. -- Lord Caedmon Wilson Crossbow Archery Champion, Barony...
16816
Lord Cain Saethydd
capt_cain
Dec 18, 2004 3:53 am
=) I stand almost corrected. Well, mostly corrected. I was comparing twine and twine. The wire wrapped hay is so dense, it really takes 4 men to move them. ...
16817
Lord Cain Saethydd
capt_cain
Dec 18, 2004 3:55 am
Hay mold... allergies HO! heheheh. Yes, the settings and such make all the difference. Cain ... have ... be ... that ... it ... air, ... sturdy. I ... rather ...
16818
Lord Cain Saethydd
capt_cain
Dec 18, 2004 3:58 am
MICE!!!!!!!! Don't get me started on mice and foolish truck drivers sleeping on top of thier loads of cotton seed. Cain (foolish and Nekkid truck driver) ... ...
16819
Lord Cain Saethydd
capt_cain
Dec 18, 2004 4:01 am
Baronies Atenveldt and Sundragon share archery practice. Just happens to be next to several soccer fields. Often in competition for the same field =). I love...
16820
Nest verch Tangwistel
eastarch
Dec 18, 2004 4:24 am
Since we have been looking at pictures. I have been looking at one for a long time trying to figure out what is going on. I put a copy of the picture and a...
16821
John Moore
iaenmor
Dec 18, 2004 4:33 am
Not going to guarantee anything but it almost looks like it is meant to be a stonebow or something like it. ?? Iaen Mor ... From: "Nest verch Tangwistel"...
16822
John edgerton
sirjon_fitzrauf
Dec 18, 2004 5:38 am
Most likely it is a pellet bow. Jon...
16823
James Koch
bigjimkoch
Dec 18, 2004 5:44 am
Nest, ... That's a stone bow, used for hunting small animals. ... Jim Koch (Gladius The Alchemist)...
16824
Brian du Val
brian_the_fr...
Dec 18, 2004 5:47 am
BTW. Nice article in this months Primitive Archer John !...
16825
John edgerton
sirjon_fitzrauf
Dec 18, 2004 4:11 pm
Thank you for your kind words. I hope it might encourage archers interested in medieval archery to look into the SCA. John...
16826
LD.BLACKMOON
ld_blackmoon
Dec 18, 2004 4:13 pm
greetings has anyone suggested setting an old ( cheap ) radio , or walkie talkie behind the target ?? this would give the archer an audio focus point . just a...
16827
Carolus von Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Dec 18, 2004 6:23 pm
It should be something like an electronic metronome or the like. Mundane experience shows that an interrupted tone gives the archer the best direction...
16828
Cyan of Storvik
cyanofstorvik
Dec 19, 2004 3:29 pm
You could try using a Piezo alarm. Radio Crack sells them for $.99- $6.00 and they can make noise upto 95 decibels (a loud car horn volume). They run on...
16829
Frederick Fenters
frederickfen...
Dec 20, 2004 12:46 am
The Bell Companies used to sponsor softball leagues for blind people. They used an oversized ball that emitted beep tones and had coded beepers at each of the...
