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Agincourt
Fearny:
Loved this book, just like every other one of his i've read!
Rhinegold:
Just started reading this last night. One thing I'm curious about however are the references to HEMP bow strings.
Does anyone still use hemp? I googled this and couldn't find anything significant.
triton:
The historical notes at the back are interesting too. St. Crispin and St. Crispinians day are now in November, which makes the battle of Azincourt November. Though some still celebrate it in September, which it would have been if we hadn't changed from the Gregorian calendar.
I've never really been a reader of fiction but saw Azincourt in Tesco for £3 and gave it a go. Glad I did, now reading the Saxon chronicles and will read the grail quest and others mentioned above.
bow-toxo:
--- Quote from: Rhinegold on November 01, 2009, 07:50:12 pm ---Just started reading this last night. One thing I'm curious about however are the references to HEMP bow strings.
Does anyone still use hemp? I googled this and couldn't find anything significant.
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In the late Middle Ages hemp strings were replacing the linen ones. I recently made up a hemp string lile those I described in my post on the subject. It is of three bundles if five ten pound hemp strings, served with green silk at loop and middle and fits a nock on one of the Mary Rose arrows. I gave it to the MR museum and they said they would include it in the diaplays. That would be nice..
Phil Rees:
--- Quote from: stevesjem on January 19, 2009, 06:37:36 pm ---Yeah the Grail quest trilogy are a great read, I would suggest reading them before Agincourt as a reference is made to Thomas Hookton in the Agincourt book.
Critisism's: the use of the term "Fledgers" instead of "Fletchers" as arrow makers.
He also states that a crossbow can out range a warbow, which as we all know it can't.lol
Steve
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The term "fledgers" turns up quite often in 13th and 14th century texts from the Norfolk and Suffolk areas. As there was no standard format of spelling, words were writen in fanetics, hence the spelling AREWS for arrows KYNGE for King and STRYNGE for string, so FLEDGERS for fletchers would be acceptable
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