[Regia-NA] Norse Archery

[jim]

Hi Douglas, thanks for writting me.
The Scandinavian festival sounds interesting, but I have already planned
on attending an SCA event.  My girlfriend is an SCA merchant, so we go to
a lot of SCA events for trade purposes.
Is there a list of upcoming California Scandinavian festivals and\or other
events of Norse interest posted anywhere?

jim  

Douglas Sunlin wrote:
> 
> Jim, this is Douglas. I am one of the handful of Regia people in California thus far. I'll be
> meeting with some other folk (including another archer!) at a Scandinavian festival in Santa
> Barbara this April 5-6. Drop me a line at 650-940-1907.
> 
> On manręden,
> Osweald of Baldurstrand
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/California_Viking_Age
> http://www.geocities.com/baldurstrand/
> >From: jim
> >Reply-To: list-regia-na@lig.net
> >To: list-regia-na@lig.net
> >Subject: [Regia-NA] Norse Archery
> >Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:02:21 -0800
> >
> >Hello,
> >My name is Jim, or Smišr Žoršarson when in garb. I live in the
> >San Francisco Peninsula, and have been doing Norse re-creation
> >for over 5 years, mostly with Asatru groups, but have been involved
> >with the SCA since last year.
> >
> >I've been getting into archery since the beginning of this year, and
> >have just started making my own bows (I have over 15 years experience
> >as a professional woodworker).
> >
> >I'm interested in finding any documentation for Viking Age Norse bows.
> >The only reference I have seen is from a video tape a friend lent me.
> >The video's title was Archery, but I forgot the subtitle, and was produced
> >by an English company. It showed lots of re-enactors from different eras
> >using and making period archery equipment. It spent a few minutes
> >on Norse archery, including showing re-enactors (Regia members?) using
> >a round shield as a target for practice.
> >I jotted down the following info from the video:
> >The long bow form was used extensively in the Iron Age in Germany and
> >Scandinavia. Very few Norse bows have survived, however 36 bows have
> >been found at the Newdam(sp?) ship burial. At least one of these bows
> >featured a long iron spike mounted to the bottom limb, supposedly for
> >use in close combat.
> >The bows featured an elaborate string knot on the bottom limb, requiring
> >no bottom nock. The top limb was fitted with side-nocks. A copper peg
> >mounted on the front of the bow a few inches down from the nook was used
> >as a string keeper when the bow was unstrung.
> >Yew was the favorite wood used for bow making, but other woods, such as
> >elm were also used.
> >
> >I've been trying to find any book that has information on the Newdam
> >finds, but have been unsuccessful. Any suggestions of any books that
> >might be helpful would be appreciated.
> >
> >Thak you
> >Smišr
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