The Barony of Jararvellir

NARF - Northshield Archery Resource Files

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Resources for Beginning Archers

• Beginning archery - Robin Kyrke
• What to look for when buying a bow/How to inspect a bow
• Basic information on the Crossbow - Paul Wickenden of Thanet
• SCA target archery 101 - Manigarm the Scythian
• What to look for when buying arrows/How to inspect arrows
• Types of bows
• Archery Terms
• FAQ for beginning archers
• Supply sites - vendors who carry archery supplies
• Release styles and Techniques

Resources for Marshals

• How to run a shoot
• How to train your MiT - What every MiT needs to know, and how to help them learn it
• Bad to the Bow - Examples of failed equipment - Manigarm the Scythian
• What to put in your range box - commonly needed supplies
• Reporting - a schedule of when to report, along with what to include in your report

Novelty Shoot Descriptions
• Eustacia's Hunting Shoot - Fill the Queen's Larders
• Niklaus' Boar Shoot - How to build a moving boar target
• Naughts and Crosses - Manigarm the Scythian
• Ragar's Archer Duels - Ragar Ravens Friend
• Scythian Torchlight Shoot - Manigarm the Scythian.

Crafts Related to Archery & "How to" Documents

• How to make a modern target butt (many different styles would be nice)
• How to make a served-loop bowstring
• How to make a Flemish bowstring
• Fletching (arrowmaking) basics
• How to make a bow
• People with Skills - a listing of who in Northshield makes what, and how to contact them/where and when they may teach their arts.
• How to make your own fletching, from bird to arrow

Research Related to Archery

• Targets "in period"
• How did they fletch "in period?"
• Depictions of archers
• Depictions of crossbowmen
• Songs featuring archery
• Archery lore and legends
• Archer's reading list - Manigarm the Scythian
• Medievalist's reading list - Manigarm the Scythian (not specifically archery related, but a potentially useful resource for any SCA member)