[MR] Battle of Crecy Anniversary

[Nualaofneedwood]

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

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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