[Ansteorra-archery] Question for ALL/ANY crossbow shooters

[Eadric Anstapa]

ironwyrm at juno.com said:

> If it's traditional medieval crossbow shoot you wish you might consider a
> variant on the "Pop-n-Jay" using rabbit blunts to take the mock bird from
> atop the pole.  Downrange distance might be a bit of a problem but no
> more than would a cloud shoot.  That's a crossbow only contest.
>
> Ironwyrm
>
>

Popinjay wasn't just restricted to crossbow shoots.  In Belgium, and Germany
is was a popular Crossbow shoot.  In England and aprticularly Scotland is was
popular for bows.

I doubt you will have much downrange problems as for popinjays you
traditionally must stand within 6'ft of the pole.

I see William Tell shoots all the time and those would traditionally have
been crossbow shoots.

William Tell was legendary Swiss patriot of the 14th century. According to
tradition, Tell refused to salute the cap of Gessler, the despotic Austrian
governor of his canton, Uri. Gessler then ordered Tell to use his crossbow to
shoot an apple set upon the head of Tell's young son. He accomplished the
feat, but stated that if he had killed his son, he would have proceeded to
kill Gessler himself. Tell was then imprisoned. Upon escaping, he set an
ambush for the governor and killed him. The slaying is said to have sparked
the uprising of the Swiss against their Austrian rulers, resulting in the
unification and independence of the Swiss nation.

http://www.tell.ch/legend.htm

Regards,

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Lord Eadric Anstapa
Kingdom Archery Marshal, Ansteorra
eadric at scabrewer.com