DISCLAIMER: This is a rough outline for a work-in-progress class. It’s not done, it’s going to change, etc. and so forth. No warranties, no guarantees, use at own risk, et cetera and so forth. I’ll re-publish when it’s actually done.
Introduction to SCA Period Archery
- What is it?
- SCA Target Archery Marshal’s Handbook
- Why do it?
- Why WOULDN’T you want to do medieval archery at medieval events?
- You ARE at a disadvantage against Open shooters
- Where to do it?
- Anytime there is archery, you can shoot Period equipment
- Various Period Shoots
- Bows
- Self-bows, bow made of one piece of wood or laminated woods
- Horsebows / static eared recurves
- Recurve bows – Korean bows
- Fiberglass is always okay
- Cut-out shelves are never okay
- Sources
++ Horsebows: AliBow – http://www.alibowshop.com
++ Horsebows & Longbows: Flagella Dei – traditionalbowshop.com
++ English Longbows: Ebay – ArcheyBowman
- Crossbows
- Most handmade crossbows are already period bows
- Rising block, thumb lever, roller nut, claplock/latch
- Sources
++ themodernarmbruster.com (kit bow)
++ http://www.alcheminc.com
++ swifthoundbows.com
++ todsworkshop.com
- Arrows
- Self nocks
- Glue on/in nocks made of natural materials
++ Wood
++ Horn
++ Bone
++ Brass
++ Stone - Sources
++ vikingarcherysupply.com
++ nofrontiersarchery.com
++ allwoodarrows.com
- Garb
- Period Shoots typically require a higher standard of garb: “Anachronism free”
- Garb must match your tackle
++ No Vikings with yumis, no Samurai with English longbows, etc.
- Targets
- LOTS of period targets
++ Universal
+++ Flight
+++ Clout
+++ Piles of dirt
++ Eastern
+++ Mongolian tunken
+++ Turkish putta
+++ Tibetan triangle
+++ Turkish quabak (Turkish cymbal popinjay)
++ Western
+++ Luttrell Psalter
+++ Wands
+++ Wreaths/rings
+++ Popinjay (English bird quabak)
- LOTS of period targets
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