[MR] Re: Follow up report on the combat arrow that hit IstvanToth

[Richard Mowbray]

I, too, have read the commentary on the CA-list. Obviously, these folks
are Gods of the battlefield that both historically and in the SCA have
never done anything but justly uphold their right to reign supreme in
war.

Now, let's put that aside for a moment and return to reality.

Does anyone but me find it odd that this arrow missed everyone in a
body of troops to find the eye of the man without a helm? Dumb luck, I
guess. But since he took off the helm to see better, why didn't he see
it coming? Was the arrow fired from head-on, or from the flank?

No one with an ounce of sense is going to say that M. Toth bears no
responsibility in this matter. But what about the archer?

To you, Herveus, I am not veiling anything. I am expecting some direct
answers from the other person directly involved in this incident. It
takes two to tango. The archer fired the arrow and the fighter was
struck.
And you never have my permission to change, modify, or ameliorate to
your taste, my words.

Sir Richard de Montbrai

--- Michael Houghton <herveus at radix.net> wrote:
> Howdy!
> 
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 07:40:23PM -0700, Richard Mowbray wrote:
> > I have a question, where is the archer who shot a man who had his
> > helmet off and was standing 50' from the combat on the other side
> of a
> > 100' bridge? Let's hear it for the total lack of judgement on this
> > person's part!
> 
> I called this premature. Let me amend that to "apparently a complete
> miss".
> > 
> > With my weapon in hand, within striking range of my oponent, I have
> > never been tempted to let-go a shot at someone who DIDN'T HAVE A
> HELMET
> > ON! I think we should publish this "combatant"'s name and ask them
> a
> > few pointed questions.
> > 
> ...and to follow up further, I've gone and looked at the thread on
> Armour
> Archive. Data offered there asserts that the archer could not have
> seen 
> the injured party because there were others in the line of sight and
> flight. The intended target dodged. 
> 
> It is suggested that the injured party was closer to being in line
> with
> the bridge that one might infer from his words.
> 
> Sir Richard: are you in possession of facts of this case that
> actually
> support the veiled calumny you throw about?
> 
> yours,
> Herveus
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