[Ansteorra-missile] Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Combat Archery Baldars

[iaenmor]

Not to sure I would want to hug that mug.  However I will shake his hand and
say thanks and offer to buy him a cold one
Iaen Mor
Gate's Edge
Ansteorra
Coastal Region Archery Marshal
iaenmor at swbell.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eadric Anstapa" <eadric at scabrewer.com>
To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>; <ansteorra-missile at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 10:36 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra-missile] Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Combat Archery Baldars


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pug Bainter" <pug at pug.net>
> >
> > I am not a pessimist, but I think that the largest problem is not the
> > new heads, but the shear number of archers and arrows on the field. As
> > the quantity and quality of archers, particularly crossbows now, go up,
> > more issues may arrows.
>
> I think that is certainly part of it.
>
> More archers are using crossbows. I think this would have happened even if
> APDs had not been required.  Crossbows usually just work better the way we
> wage war and they are easier for a novice or part-time combat archer to
get
> good with.
>
> Crossbows seem to deliver more energy to the target and therefore hurt
more.
>
> I also think that we clearly have to rest some of the blame on these new
> baldar blunts.  Those blunts clearly hit harder, hurt more, and bruise
> worse.  As I said, they don't make friends for combat archery.  For 3
years
> now these new Baldars have been at Gulf War and oh how the complaints have
> rolled in.
>
> Personally I think a big reason why so many people are against combat
> archery is not because they think it is dangerous, but because they don't
> like being targets.  They want War to be like Tourney.  A Knight or a Duke
> is accustomed to being near the top of the food chain.  In a tourney he
> doesn't give someone like me a second thought.  He just walks up and
knocks
> the snot out of me.  Out on the war field it is a different matter and he
is
> just one more target, often a preferred target.  Those people wearing
white
> belts and strawberry leaves find themselves killed time after time by
Newbie
> NoAoA Pissant Beltless Joe Nobody from Backwater from 30 foot away and
they
> never get to take a swing back at him.  They don't like that.  They argue
> that we don't use archery in a period fashion (which is somewhat true) and
> when that fails they yell that it is dangerous.  They don't like it and
> unfortunately they are the ones that become Kings and Earl Marshals and
make
> the rules.
>
> In Ansteorra we are lucky.  We have Earl Marshals, Knights, Counts, Dukes,
> and Kings that largely like archery, see the value of archery, recognize
> that it was an important part of period warfare, and don't feel that it is
> any less safe than much of the other stuff that we do.  Did anybody pay
> attention to how many Ansteorran Knights had bows or crossbows at Gulf War
> this year?  From this part of the world I know Sir Ulsted, Sir Godwin, Sir
> Alexis,  and Sir Galen were all shooting this year.  What other knights do
> we know who took up a bow or crossbow this year?
>
> Everyone go hug an Ansteorran  Knight this week.  Particularly Sir Randall
> and recognize that he IS working for you on this.
>
> Regards,
>
> Lord Eadric Anstapa
> Kingdom Archery Marshal, Ansteorra
> eadric at scabrewer.com
>
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