Archery
"Avaunces
et arches bien"
(Advance and shoot well)
An ongoing site with articles and links on archery as it applies to the Middle Ages and the SCA.
Archery Articles & Links
| SCA Archery Page |
| Calontir Archery Page |
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Choosing a Bow by Sir Toen Fitzwilliam |
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Arrow Design and Construction by Sir Toen Fitzwilliam |
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Ten Basic Steps in Archery by Sagittarius Twente |
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European Medieval and Renaissance Archery Contests and Targets
*Note:
If prompted for a username/password,
simply by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf click "Cancel" and article will load. |
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A Period Archery Target for the SCA *Note:
Due to size & quality of pictures, the
illustrations by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf may take a few moments to load. |
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Some Ideas
on Encouraging Archery Participation by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf |
| Precision Arrow Matching by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf |
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Combat Archery: A Manual for Western Archers by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf |
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Bow & Buckler Competition by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf |
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Some Combat Archery Basics by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf |
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Defensive Archery Techniques by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf |
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Combat Arrow and Bolt Inspection Guidelines by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf |
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Target-less Practice by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf |
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Whistling Arrows by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf |
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Whistling Arrows
by E. McEwen and D. Elmy |
| The
Art of Archerie by Gervase Markham (c1568 - 1637) |
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The Medieval English Longbow by Robert E. Kaiser |
| Archery in the Anglo-Saxon Period by Regia Anglorum |
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The Decline of the Longbow by P. Valentine Harris |
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Steel Bows in India by D. Elmy |
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Oriental Hinged and Take-apart Bows by D. Elmy |
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Turkish Flight Arrows by Fred Isles |
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Ancient Composite Bows
by C.N. Hickman |
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Ballistic properties in ancient
Egyptian arrows by P.H. Blyth |
| Longbowstrings (Part 1) by Philip D. Hartley |
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Longbowstrings (Part 2) by Philip D. Hartley |
| Making a Flemish Bowstring by Ron Harris |
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Assembling a Wooden Arrow
by Larry Wise |
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Arrow Making by Rob McNeur |
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Observations on the Returning Arrow
by W.F. Paterson |
| The Stonebow by Brian Jones |
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Diagram of a Stonebow by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey |
| The Crossbow by Brian Jones |
| Manual for Building a c. 40 lbs. Longbow |
| by Hans Schuurman |
| Making Wooden Selfarrows for the Longbow |
| by Dick de Bruin |
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Making a Bow Stringer
by Hlaford Wulfric Ferreter |
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Making a Bow Stringer by THL Brandon Smythe |
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Mongolian Archery
Technique by Stephen Selby |
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The Physics
of Medieval Archery by Gareth Rees |
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Mounted Archery
by Master Johannes the Black of the Athanor |
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A 15th Century Italian Quiver by Master Johannes the Black of the Athanor |
| An Archery Target |
| by Master Johannes the Black of the Athanor |
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| Making a Cloth Quiver for SCA Combat Archery |
| A Glossary of Archery |
| collated by Stephen F. Wyley |
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| The Solenarion: the Byzantine Arrow Guide |
| by Stephen Francis Wyley |
| Do It Yourself Archery Equipment |
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Feudal Archers
A 12th Century Medieval Living History Group |
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| ARCHERY SUPPLY SOURCES: |
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NorthStar Archery (They have SCA Combat Archery supplies) |
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| Baldar Blunts |
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| RELATED TOPICS: |
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| Example of a SCA Archer Guard Charter |
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| The Bowyer's Edge |
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| ARCHERY SONGS & BARDIC PIECES: |
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Fruit of the Yew by James Treebull the Stubborn |
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The Archer Song by Corun MacAnndra |
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Arcus Majoris Named by Simone Maurian Ui'Dunlaingh |
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Who Comes to the Greenwood? by Sian verch Gruffydd |
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The Archer's Lament by Yitzhak ibn Yoshua |
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The Wild Meridian Boy by William McNaughton |
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The
Tale of the Greifenthal by Gorlan of the Red Lands |
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| The Lincolnshire Poacher & The Hunt is Up |
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All Well In Hand by Andrew Blackwood MacBaine the Purple |
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| Jock O'Braidslee |
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The Arrow by Gunnar Redbeard |
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Strike the Drum by Mathurin Kerbusso |
| I'm looking
for other archery songs. If you know of some please e-mail me at:
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This Archery page is published by Ron Knight (known in the SCA as Modar Neznanich) for the edification of the members of the Barony of Forgotten Sea, its cantons and the members of the SCA. It is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. and does not delineate S.C.A. policies. In cases of conflict with printed versions of material presented on these pages or it's links, the dispute will be decided in favor of the printed version unless otherwise indicated. Opinions expressed are those of the authors.
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