Ooooh. New desktop wallpaper for me.
Ping!
Experimental archeology is very "in" right now. There is much to be learned about how ancient cultures did things by actually getting out there and trying to do it.
nyuk nyuk nyuk... Curly(Howard) salute... exit stage right(Curly shuffle)..
I was in Bhutan a few years ago and traditional archery ,using
traditional and compound bows was being practiced everywhere , in every town and village. Just the thing for when the bullets finally run out....
Interesting post
"The traditional composite bow they use is notoriously difficult to master".
If they hired these guys for the fight scenes in The Seven Samurai remake they wouldn't need to use CGI ping.
The term is "Parthian shot", ictus Parthicus in Latin. "Parting shot" is a corruption of the correct term.
Most interesting.
For anyone interested in learning more about what mounted archers in numbers can accomplish, I'd recommend Erik Hildinger's "Warriors of the Steppe". A great read, a very accessible recounting of horse warefare as practiced by the peoples of the steppe over a span of centuries.
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We might should train our soldiers in the art of firing from horseback. Even with our great technology, all our weapons, except the most basic, will be useless given the Pulse Weapon's ability to kill all electronics.
If we are ever in another world war the ability to fight in the old manner might be the deciding factor in who wins.
The horses must be very well trained - noone seems to
be holding a rein. Keeping ones seat at the gallop with
no hands?
Archery and horses ping; Hair, kinda the best of both worlds.
Thanks for posting; Primitive Archer magazine has done several articles on Korean archery. Mounted archers gather each year in Iowa to promote the skill. The Native Americans and Hungarians are finding their mounted archery roots again as well.
The Korean horn bow is handmade and very expensive but a reasonably priced substitute made with fiberglass is available. Horsebows or ponybows of various styles are also available from European manufacturers and some American bowyers.
A bit of time with your favorite search engine should bring up numerous articles on the subject.
This is pretty cool.
Remind my caddy to reload that .3006 in my golf bag.
The steppe people invented the stirrup, spoked wheels, chariots and even pants. Pants were invented right after horses were domesticated and horse-back riding became a way of life. The invention of the stirrup changed warfare forever.