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aliaswestgate in little_details

approximate range of an ettrick longbow

Oct 24, 2008 00:42

Setting: Medieval Britain The time line is totally fictional, so the technology used will be a mishmash from 500 AD to 1300 AD. Arthurian legend base, so there's a lot of room to play in ( Read more... )

~weapons (misc), uk: scotland: history, ~middle ages, uk: history: middle ages

Comments 5

mhari October 24 2008, 06:12:45 UTC

Can't help, I'm just registering the pricking up of ears at "Arthurian-based". :D

imayb1 October 24 2008, 17:12:11 UTC

I recommend contacting these folks for specifics. :)

aliskye October 25 2008, 17:34:27 UTC

A friend from an archer group pointed me to this ( ... )

anonymous October 30 2008, 01:57:35 UTC

Though all western bows followed a similar pattern there was huge variety between individual bows, length, poundage etc all varied from bow to bow ( ... )

aliaswestgate October 30 2008, 02:06:37 UTC

This is basically fic for the new Merlin TV show on BBC. They've taken the legends of King Arthur and played around with the whole concept a bit. Which results in them using some tech far more advanced from the setting of the legends, among half a dozen other anachronisms. (like being filmed in a castle built in the 1300s, not even close to contemporary Arthurian legend time lines traditionally given) Those of which give me all that crazy leeway to play with weapons. The writers aren't exactly holding to exact history/legend, but i'm mostly after some specifics for weapons for fairly realistic battle descriptions. *grin*

Thanks for that guestimate! I really appreciate it.