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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #30 on: 2012-12-17, 16:11:29 »

Wow, amazing as always! I can't imagine a better setting!
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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #31 on: 2012-12-17, 21:11:10 »
Yes Sir James they are "shooting" at us.
In European re-enactment it has been decided that as long as the archers use a bow of less than 40lb draw weight that they can shoot at live targets using re-enactment blunt arrows, or as they are commonly known, "red heads".
Lob or drop shots across a battle field are acceptable as long as every participant is wearing a helm.
Flat or point blank shooting is acceptable when the target is fully armored and wearing a fully visored helm.
 When they hit a fleshy bit it still hurts  :o

Once, a rubber tip/red head broke off as it hit the conical snout of my houndskull and the rest of the arrow got wedged into the ocular of the visor. Because I scrunch myself up in my helm and armor against the onslaught of arrows,I hadn`t realized what had happened. The Archers stopped shooting and the audience laughed at the arrow protruding from my face, I tilted my visor to see what they were laughing at and they laughed even more because now the arrow was sticking out of the top of my head. When I eventually realized what had happened, I blessed the day I had bought a helm with very narrow eye slits  ;)

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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #32 on: 2012-12-17, 23:28:55 »
lol!! i have one of the english longbows that have the 35 lb draw weight to "shoot" at other reenactors. mine came from england actually :)

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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #33 on: 2012-12-18, 01:13:04 »
Yes Sir James they are "shooting" at us.
In European re-enactment it has been decided that as long as the archers use a bow of less than 40lb draw weight that they can shoot at live targets using re-enactment blunt arrows, or as they are commonly known, "red heads".
Lob or drop shots across a battle field are acceptable as long as every participant is wearing a helm.
Flat or point blank shooting is acceptable when the target is fully armored and wearing a fully visored helm.
 When they hit a fleshy bit it still hurts  :o

Once, a rubber tip/red head broke off as it hit the conical snout of my houndskull and the rest of the arrow got wedged into the ocular of the visor. Because I scrunch myself up in my helm and armor against the onslaught of arrows,I hadn`t realized what had happened. The Archers stopped shooting and the audience laughed at the arrow protruding from my face, I tilted my visor to see what they were laughing at and they laughed even more because now the arrow was sticking out of the top of my head. When I eventually realized what had happened, I blessed the day I had bought a helm with very narrow eye slits  ;)

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Wow, that could have gone horribly wrong!  Thank god for houndskull bascinets!! :)
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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #34 on: 2012-12-18, 14:34:29 »
Yes Sir James they are "shooting" at us.
In European re-enactment it has been decided that as long as the archers use a bow of less than 40lb draw weight that they can shoot at live targets using re-enactment blunt arrows, or as they are commonly known, "red heads".
Lob or drop shots across a battle field are acceptable as long as every participant is wearing a helm.
Flat or point blank shooting is acceptable when the target is fully armored and wearing a fully visored helm.
 When they hit a fleshy bit it still hurts  :o

Once, a rubber tip/red head broke off as it hit the conical snout of my houndskull and the rest of the arrow got wedged into the ocular of the visor. Because I scrunch myself up in my helm and armor against the onslaught of arrows,I hadn`t realized what had happened. The Archers stopped shooting and the audience laughed at the arrow protruding from my face, I tilted my visor to see what they were laughing at and they laughed even more because now the arrow was sticking out of the top of my head. When I eventually realized what had happened, I blessed the day I had bought a helm with very narrow eye slits  ;)

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Wow, that could have gone horribly wrong!  Thank god for houndskull bascinets!! :)

Wow, indeed! Besides, it's the wrong period for a King Harold impersonation! :)
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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #35 on: 2012-12-18, 15:15:56 »
Yes Sir James they are "shooting" at us.
In European re-enactment it has been decided that as long as the archers use a bow of less than 40lb draw weight that they can shoot at live targets using re-enactment blunt arrows, or as they are commonly known, "red heads".
Lob or drop shots across a battle field are acceptable as long as every participant is wearing a helm.
Flat or point blank shooting is acceptable when the target is fully armored and wearing a fully visored helm.
 When they hit a fleshy bit it still hurts  :o

Once, a rubber tip/red head broke off as it hit the conical snout of my houndskull and the rest of the arrow got wedged into the ocular of the visor. Because I scrunch myself up in my helm and armor against the onslaught of arrows,I hadn`t realized what had happened. The Archers stopped shooting and the audience laughed at the arrow protruding from my face, I tilted my visor to see what they were laughing at and they laughed even more because now the arrow was sticking out of the top of my head. When I eventually realized what had happened, I blessed the day I had bought a helm with very narrow eye slits  ;)

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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #36 on: 2012-12-18, 17:08:36 »
lol chickens.... yellow bellys!!

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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #37 on: 2012-12-18, 20:58:19 »
Well I finally had some free moments to look at your photo album and what an excellent event you and your group participate in! Oh someday I hope to make it across the pond to see it with mine own eyes!  :)
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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #38 on: 2012-12-20, 16:24:24 »
I tell you, you fellows across the pond know how to have a good time!  I mean, we do too- but it looks like more of you do.  :)
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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #39 on: 2013-12-02, 21:21:42 »
Well it`s that time of year again brethren. Fingers crossed for fine winter weather and plenty of MOPs.
As an added bonus a couple of our members and close friends have birthdays near to the weekend so we have been given permission to use the great hall for our surprise celebratory banquet.
Once again I will try to get some photo`s

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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #40 on: 2013-12-02, 22:26:04 »
Wow, Thats the king of thing one can only hope for, Congratulations
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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #41 on: 2013-12-02, 22:46:40 »
Well it`s that time of year again brethren. Fingers crossed for fine winter weather and plenty of MOPs.
As an added bonus a couple of our members and close friends have birthdays near to the weekend so we have been given permission to use the great hall for our surprise celebratory banquet.
Once again I will try to get some photo`s

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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #42 on: 2013-12-03, 06:15:43 »
Oh man, that sounds like tons of fun! Have a great time! :D

Also, dumb question: what is a MOP? (other than a thing used to clean the floor....)
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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #43 on: 2013-12-03, 18:20:38 »
Have fun, and revel in our envy. We'll be waiting, somewhat patiently, for pictures. :)
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Re: A new lord at Caerphilly castle !!
« Reply #44 on: 2013-12-03, 20:05:56 »
Also, dumb question: what is a MOP? (other than a thing used to clean the floor....)

I forget what it stands for, but he means the regular every-day, unwashed mass sort of people. The muggles, or "danes" as we call them locally.  :)
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