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)