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Medieval Butts reconstructions / images - help
Rod:
Dane,
I think that the photo of a bloke in costume shooting at a low pile of earth is confusing the issue.
Nor does the misleading "circular, flat topped" description help.
Look at the Lutrell Psalter image, which is a contemporary picture of the real thing.
This shows the clay coated front "target" face.
Behind that it would be a substantial turfed mound.
The scale is about right. If anything the butt might be larger, rather than smaller.
Imagine something like a traditional rounded beeskep with a flat front face, over man high and faced with clay on the target side, turfed around everywhere else.
Rod.
Dane:
Your description makes perfect sense, Rod. Thanks!
Dane
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