[Namron] [Ansteorra-archery] Stadium seating at Namron's archery practice

[Sæmundr inn skærr]

Ulf

I am not as up on my history as you but werent most of the "bútr"(s) that
they used as targets from Ireland? <g>

This corney joke brought to you by someone that woke UP way to early.

Sæmundr

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 2:07 AM, Ulf Gunnarsson <ulfie at cox.net> wrote:

>
> "Butt" is from the Old Norse "bútr" meaning end of a log or stump.  Such
> were used for targets.  Later it was used for the mounds of dirt that
> served as backstops for targets like stumps and wands.  Such mounds are
> often found in pairs, so by the late middle ages "the archery butts"
> referred to the place where you went to shoot.  This moment in history
> brought to you by someone who stayed up too late...
>
> Ulf
>
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