[Archers] History Blog: Dresden Crossbow Trophy

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends of the Bow,

Today the History Blog presented a brief story about a silver crossbow
trophy from an early 17th century tournament in Dresden. While this is just
a bit out of our period, according to the article this annual tournament
was held as early as the 15th century.

The trophy was part of the Dresden City Museum collection, but was looted
by persons unknown during the chaos at the end of WWII. It was donated to
the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1977. During their research in 2016, the
item appeared on a German list of lost art. It has since been repatriated
to Dresden.

Finding out more about the Dresden tournament could make an interesting
article for Tournaments Illuminated or Quivers & Quarrels, should that
publication ever return.

The story is found at http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64620 .

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆
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