[MR] Battle of Crecy Anniversary

[Richard Mowbray]

Have a great evening!

Syr Richard


--- On Thu, 8/26/10, Nualaofneedwood <nualaofneedwood at aol.com> wrote:

> From: Nualaofneedwood <nualaofneedwood at aol.com>
> Subject: [MR] Battle of Crecy Anniversary
> To: Atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 2:34 PM
> 
> I beg a comment in the Tavern:
> 
> Oh, for heaven's sake [insert medieval equivalent
> here]  ! We archers are no threat to the superiority or
> position of you knights here in the sca or anywhre else, nor
> do we presume to any rank but peasantry. So why the urgent
> need to put archers in their place? Let us have our day of
> limelight, 664 years later. I'm going out to dinner!
> 
> Nuala of Needwood Forest, proud member of the Needwood
> Forest Company of Archers
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:08:32 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Richard Mowbray <syrrichard at yahoo.com>
> To: Atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org,
>     Archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org,   
> isenfir at virginia.edu,
> "Garth G.
>     Groff" <ggg9y at virginia.edu>
> Subject: Re: [MR] Battle of Crecy anniversary today
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> 
> Indeed, God bless the archers who played a part in the
> battle of Crecy!
> 
> And let us not forget ...
> 
> King Edward III who chose a place of advantage known to him
> after years of 
> hunting in this area
> 
> the strength and skill of English men-at-arms who fought
> off the repeated 
> attacks of the French as they survived the arrows to
> assault the English line 
> over and over again
> 
> the narrow paths and stubborn vines that added to the
> pitfalls dug by the 
> English and Welsh soldiers to break the legs of French
> destriers
> 
> the absolute faiiure of the French command structure to
> organize the assault
> 
> the heat and the elevation of the hill on which the
> engagement was fought
> 
> and the valiant men of the vayward battle pf the Prince of
> Wales who turned back 
> nearly every assault.
> 
> Yeah, there were some archers there, too. They were a part
> of the battle.
> 
> Syr Richard de Montbrai
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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