[Regia-NA] Norse Archery
Douglas Sunlin
list-regia-na@lig.net
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:21:23 -0800
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<P>Jim:</P>
<P>That's just about it so far (as far as I know). You might like to subscribe to the California Viking Age group listed below:<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><BR><BR><BR>On manręden,
<DIV></DIV>Osweald of Baldurstrand
<DIV></DIV>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/California_Viking_Age
<DIV></DIV>http://www.geocities.com/baldurstrand/
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<DIV></DIV>>From: jim <JIM.SMITH@BATNET.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: list-regia-na@lig.net
<DIV></DIV>>To: list-regia-na@lig.net
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Norse Archery
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 01:04:51 -0800
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<DIV></DIV>>Hi Douglas, thanks for writting me.
<DIV></DIV>>The Scandinavian festival sounds interesting, but I have already planned
<DIV></DIV>>on attending an SCA event. My girlfriend is an SCA merchant, so we go to
<DIV></DIV>>a lot of SCA events for trade purposes.
<DIV></DIV>>Is there a list of upcoming California Scandinavian festivals and\or other
<DIV></DIV>>events of Norse interest posted anywhere?
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>jim
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<DIV></DIV>>Douglas Sunlin wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Jim, this is Douglas. I am one of the handful of Regia people in California thus far. I'll be
<DIV></DIV>> > meeting with some other folk (including another archer!) at a Scandinavian festival in Santa
<DIV></DIV>> > Barbara this April 5-6. Drop me a line at 650-940-1907.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > On manręden,
<DIV></DIV>> > Osweald of Baldurstrand
<DIV></DIV>> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/California_Viking_Age
<DIV></DIV>> > http://www.geocities.com/baldurstrand/
<DIV></DIV>> > >From: jim
<DIV></DIV>> > >Reply-To: list-regia-na@lig.net
<DIV></DIV>> > >To: list-regia-na@lig.net
<DIV></DIV>> > >Subject: [Regia-NA] Norse Archery
<DIV></DIV>> > >Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:02:21 -0800
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > >Hello,
<DIV></DIV>> > >My name is Jim, or Smišr Žoršarson when in garb. I live in the
<DIV></DIV>> > >San Francisco Peninsula, and have been doing Norse re-creation
<DIV></DIV>> > >for over 5 years, mostly with Asatru groups, but have been involved
<DIV></DIV>> > >with the SCA since last year.
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > >I've been getting into archery since the beginning of this year, and
<DIV></DIV>> > >have just started making my own bows (I have over 15 years experience
<DIV></DIV>> > >as a professional woodworker).
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > >I'm interested in finding any documentation for Viking Age Norse bows.
<DIV></DIV>> > >The only reference I have seen is from a video tape a friend lent me.
<DIV></DIV>> > >The video's title was Archery, but I forgot the subtitle, and was produced
<DIV></DIV>> > >by an English company. It showed lots of re-enactors from different eras
<DIV></DIV>> > >using and making period archery equipment. It spent a few minutes
<DIV></DIV>> > >on Norse archery, including showing re-enactors (Regia members?) using
<DIV></DIV>> > >a round shield as a target for practice.
<DIV></DIV>> > >I jotted down the following info from the video:
<DIV></DIV>> > >The long bow form was used extensively in the Iron Age in Germany and
<DIV></DIV>> > >Scandinavia. Very few Norse bows have survived, however 36 bows have
<DIV></DIV>> > >been found at the Newdam(sp?) ship burial. At least one of these bows
<DIV></DIV>> > >featured a long iron spike mounted to the bottom limb, supposedly for
<DIV></DIV>> > >use in close combat.
<DIV></DIV>> > >The bows featured an elaborate string knot on the bottom limb, requiring
<DIV></DIV>> > >no bottom nock. The top limb was fitted with side-nocks. A copper peg
<DIV></DIV>> > >mounted on the front of the bow a few inches down from the nook was used
<DIV></DIV>> > >as a string keeper when the bow was unstrung.
<DIV></DIV>> > >Yew was the favorite wood used for bow making, but other woods, such as
<DIV></DIV>> > >elm were also used.
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > >I've been trying to find any book that has information on the Newdam
<DIV></DIV>> > >finds, but have been unsuccessful. Any suggestions of any books that
<DIV></DIV>> > >might be helpful would be appreciated.
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > >Thak you
<DIV></DIV>> > >Smišr
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