Archery

SCA Archery involves both target (live weapons) and combat (heavy fighting) archery.

Combat Archery

Combat Archery involves strapping on protective armor and going to War. Pretty much all combat archery takes place in melees, or large number of fighters. Your objective is to shoot targets of interest "the enemy", before they come and kill you.

Here in Meridies, Archers involved in combat archery are know as "Heavy Archers". Meaning that they are armored as a Heavy fighter is armored. In the past there WAS "Light Archers", meaning that they're armor was lighter and less protective. Which also meant that archers could not be hit by anything other than another arrow. However an archer was technically killed when a opponent was within 10 ft without a protector. This is not the case anymore, if you take the field, know that you may get hit. Typically the gesture of surrender of placing your weapon over your head and yelling "yield" will prevent a heavy fighter from pegging you. However in the noise of battle, you can not count on the fighter hearing your submission. In general though, once you have received one or two blows. Getting hit will become trivial for most people, accept your hit and walk of the field or resurrection point with honor.

Before you can take the field though, you must get armored. Then go through training and become authorized in combat archery. This is to protect you, other fighters, and spectators. Just because the area of battle ends, your arrows do keep traveling. So you must learn not only what to do and not do, but also how to build and maintain your equipment so all can play safely.

Target Archery

Target archery involves using a period style bow and a target range. Mostly for the joy of learning and honing your archery skills. There is however Kingdom and inter Kingdom competitions that you may compete in. While not requiring the armor and specialized equipment of Combat Archery, you will still need a bow and arrows.

Target archery Practice is located at 3809 Whites Creek Pike, Nashville:
Take your best route to Briley Pkwy on the north side of town.
Take the Whites Creek Pike exit. Go just under 1 mile north of Briley.
Look for a white house w/black shutters on the right side just before a (plant) nursery.
Park in front of the house and knock on the front door.

Contact the Live Weapons Marshal with any questions, including future practice dates.

 

Contacts

Heavy Archery: Shire Knight Marshal: Lord Nikolai Bearslayer
Target Archery: Shire Live Weapons Marshal: The Honorable Lady Moreg Cochrane

Combat Archery Links

Target Archery Links

Last Updated: January 24, 2010
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