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<DIV><SPAN class=296142017-15092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>To add
to the list of nobles in period who used the bow, Assyrians. I've seen
some absolutely splendid stone murals in the London Museum of lion hunts and
battles. Stunning stuff!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=296142017-15092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>As for
a peerage for archers, it is historically documentable, though not on par with
knights and peers of that level. But as Mungo says, we are recreating the
Middle Ages the way it should have been (let's see, indoor plumbing, shower
daily, brush teeth, peerage for archers, small things like
that!).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296142017-15092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>As for
Siegfried's dissection of Seamus, some folks just deserve it.
hahahahahahaha Besides, we all know Siegfried is just mean. Why do
you think they made him a baron? hahahahahaha</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296142017-15092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>It's
sad that I have to include this but.........the preceding was HUMOR.
Laugh!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296142017-15092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>There
exists a fine line of awards between the Yewbow and the Stag. I personally
feel a member of the Yewbow should be an individual that others look at and
think ARCHER first and foremost. As such a degree of skill must exist and
be displayed consistently. What I mean here is don't shoot in the 80's to
get the medallion then NEVER get back to that level of shooting. Even when
Eneguy switched eyes he came back and that's a very hard thing to do, at least
for me it would be. If an individual consistently contributes to the
archer community but lacks skill with bow then the Stag is the appropriate
award. If they contribute and have the skill, then the Yewbow. Of
course the real issue becomes a definition of "skill". But I also do not
believe an individual who is a crack shot but never contributes should be a
Yewbow. I think that's obvious.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296142017-15092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>cog</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT size=2
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Garth
G. Groff<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org;
Atlantia@atlantia.sca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Archers] New Article "War
Archery & Social Status<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Mistress Lorelei and
friends,<BR><BR>This was a very interesting article, and shows some very good
secondary research. Based on my own readings, I could dispute a couple of his
conclusions, but on the whole find agreement with his thesis. <BR><BR>Let's
not forget that some other historic kings were mighty archers. The young Henry
VIII was one of the finest archers (and most egotistical) in England, one
reason his armies continued to use the bow long after it had become
unfashionable on the Continent. Henry never went to war with his bow, but many
kings of India did, often fighting from chariots. And while out of our time
period, many pharaohs and other nobles of Egypt also fought from chariots with
their bows. When it comes to legend (often based on historic fact), Ulysses,
Arjuna and Rama were all mighty archer kings.<BR><BR>As for the question of a
peerage for archers, there is no reason we shouldn't have such ranks. There
certainly is plenty of material to justify peerage. In addition, the the Known
World of our society is not a slavish imitation of the real middle ages, but
rather one of our own creation where anything can happen if we have the
will.<BR><BR>Kind regards,<BR><BR><BR>Lord Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir
Target Archery Marshal<BR><BR>On 9/15/2010 10:19 AM, <A
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:loreleielkins@aol.com">loreleielkins@aol.com</A> wrote:
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<DIV>Greetings to the Tavern,<BR><BR>I'd like to draw your attention to an
excellent article written by Sir Jon Fitz Rauf; OL,OP, Baron of the Court of
the West. Sir Rauf is well known for <BR>his authoritative and well
documented works.<BR><BR>War Archery & Social Status<BR><BR><A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.blackmoonarchery.com/War%20archery%20&%20social%20status-1.pdf">http://www.blackmoonarchery.com/War%20archery%20&%20social%20status-1.pdf</A>
<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Be Well,<BR>THL Lorelei
Greenleafe<BR>DEM Target Archery, Atlantia<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT><PRE wrap=""><FIELDSET class=mimeAttachmentHeader></FIELDSET>
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