NARF - Northshield Archery Resource Files

Articles in RED are submitted, please click on the underlined links afterward to read the article.
(All articles are provided in PDF format for compatibility; some articles include the document in MS Word format (.doc or .docx) for those who may want to use the original document.)

Articles in BLACK are desired, but not written yet; e-mail corv...@gmail.com if you would like to write a particular article, or if you have an idea that is not listed.

Articles in GREEN are in progress; someone is already writing them.
(If you already have written articles that you think would be of use, please send them to me!)

Resources for Beginning Archers

• Beginning archery - Robin Kyrke   (PDF)   (.docx)
• What to look for when buying a bow/How to inspect a bow
• Basic information on the Crossbow - Paul Wickenden of Thanet   (PDF only)
• SCA target archery 101 - Manigarm the Scythian   (PDF)   (.doc)
• What to look for when buying arrows/How to inspect arrows
• Types of bows
• Archery Terms
• FAQ for beginning archers
• Supply sites - vendors who carry archery supplies
• Release styles and Techniques

Resources for Marshals

• How to run a shoot
• How to train your MiT - What every MiT needs to know, and how to help them learn it
• Bad to the Bow - Examples of failed equipment - Manigarm the Scythian   (PDF only)
• What to put in your range box - commonly needed supplies
• Reporting - when and how to do so - Jois Corbet   (PDF)   (.docx)

Novelty Shoot Descriptions
• Eustacia's Hunting Shoot - Fill the Queen's Larders
• Niklaus' Boar Shoot - How to build a moving boar target   (PDF)   (.docx)
• Naughts and Crosses - Manigarm the Scythian   (PDF only)
• Ragar's Archer Duels - Ragar Ravens Friend   (PDF)   (.docx)
• Scythian Torchlight Shoot - Manigarm the Scythian   (PDF only)
• Token Shoots - Manigarm the Scythian   (PDF only)

Crafts Related to Archery & "How to" Documents

How to Make an Archer's Glove or Shooting Tab - Moira nicConnell the Strongbow
• How to make a modern target butt (many different styles would be nice)
• How to Make a Bowstringer - Moira nicConnell the Strongbow   (PDF)   (.doc)
• How to Make an Archer's Glove or Shooting Tab - Moira nicConnell the Strongbow   (PDF)   (.docx)
• How to Make a Back Quiver - Moira nicConnell the Strongbow   (PDF)   (.docx)
• How to make a Flemish bowstring - Toussaint de Caluwé and Jois Corbet   (PDF)   (.docx)
• Fletching (arrowmaking) basics
• How to make a bow
• People with Skills - a listing of who in Northshield makes what, and how to contact them/where and when they may teach their arts.
• How to make your own fletching, from bird to arrow

Research Related to Archery

• Targets "in period"
• How did they fletch "in period?"
• Depictions of archers
• Depictions of crossbowmen
• Songs featuring archery
• Archery lore and legends
• Archer's reading list - Manigarm the Scythian   (PDF only)
• Medievalist's reading list - Manigarm the Scythian (not specifically archery related, but a potentially useful resource for any SCA member)   (PDF only)
• Period Archery 'Contests and Targets' - Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf   (PDF)   (.doc)

Combat Archery

• How to become a Combat Archer - Toussaint de Caluwé   (PDF)   (.doc)
• Armor and the SCA - Cormac O'Cian   (PDF)   (.doc)
• Where to Find Supplies for Combat Archery - Jois Corbet   (PDF)   (.docx)
• The InterKingdom Combat Archery Competition - Lorenzo il Confuso   (PDF)   (.doc)
• Combat Archery Resources - Jois Corbet   (PDF only)
• Combat Archery 101 - Master Erik Erikson   (PDF)   (.doc)
• Combat Archery 201 - Master Erik Erikson   (PDF)   (.doc)
• Combat Archery 301 - Master Erik Erikson   (PDF)   (.doc)