ANST - Re: NR - Archers of Ansteorra (Rant and Rave)

[Bob Dewart]

Greetings and thank you dear lady,  may every one that picks up a bow for
our Kingdom next year be able to say to me the same thing.

I thank you for your efforts.  Most of the rest of you need to make some
arrows.

Gilli

-----Original Message-----
From: DAFPIG at aol.com <DAFPIG at aol.com>
To: northern at Ansteorra.ORG <northern at Ansteorra.ORG>; Ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG
<Ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 9:13 PM
Subject: ANST - Re: NR - Archers of Ansteorra (Rant and Rave)


>Greetings All,
>The Good Lord Gilli wrote these words among others:
>
>snip
><<
> I also believe that each and every Ansteorran archer should get down on
> their knees and give thanks to God for the rain that saved them the most
> sever beating in our history!!  How many of you would be archers went to
the
> war with empty quivers, thinking of filling them from the goodness of two
> for three mass arrow makers??  If you didn't go with your quivers full of
> YOUR OWN arrows, you are so wrong.>>
>snip
>
>Lord Gilli,
>
>While I understand the need to vent your anger, I believe your alittle off
>base with the above statement.  I Don't thank God that the rain "saved"
me..an
>Ansteorrean Archer from what you believe would have been a sever
beatting!!!
>I was greatly upset it rained and I was unable to fight.   I was There, in
>armor AND on the field ,waiting to meet our kingdoms foes, When we were
told
>to vacate the field.
>
> I also went with a quiver so full of bolts, that there was NO way I could
>even get one more in..about 50 of them....SO..While I acknowledge the good
>work the of the mass arrow makers, I DON'T count on them to fill MY quiver
>with bolts.  I do make all my own. While I have used other's bolts in the
>past, it is the rare exception instead of the rule!
>
>So, before you blindly chastise ALL your archer companions, please think
twice
>about those of us who enjoy shooting WITHOUT your arrows and assistance.
>
>Now I'm just venting......
>Baroness Octavia de Verdon
>Crossbow ARCHER of Ansteorra
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