{"id":60994,"date":"2020-10-19T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=60994"},"modified":"2020-10-18T19:05:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T23:05:30","slug":"a-bowyer-talks-about-authentic-longbows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/10\/19\/a-bowyer-talks-about-authentic-longbows\/","title":{"rendered":"A bowyer talks about authentic longbows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FRX-OHahbMI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lindybeige<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 10 Sep 2016<\/p>\n<p>Shot in Visby. I talk to Swedish bowyer Henrik Thurfjell about bows, asking stupid questions so that he sounds comparatively clever.<br \/>\nSupport me on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Lindybeige\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Lindybeige<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He talks about wood, of hunting, of string, and of bear fat.  Many people in the comments have suggested exotic meanings for the mark on the side of the yew bow. The comparatively mundane truth is that the symbol is a combination of the Norse runes for H and T &#8211; the bowyer&#8217;s initials.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Johan K\u00e4ll for showing me round the re-enactors&#8217; camp.<\/p>\n<p>Picture credits:<br \/>\nBy the Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=FRX-OHahbMI&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D8845272&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbldVTDc3SjlFdFo0WlZlMDJsRjBUSlloeUNqZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuWGhwM0tjYWRPYWZEY3otZEVGWThJc0YzTFVFNl9ZdklsTldIRDd6RWI1Z25IbGdHemcyaWhaZlZtWFhROHpzRVBHUmVMT2VYR3U4Z2lZZ0F0b3M0Z1QwelpERzNkUGlqWUhCYWMtWDIxVll2SWU5bw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBy Mary Rose Trust &#8211; Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=FRX-OHahbMI&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D9379717&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1ZWMWlRRk1USWhWWnI3a0o3YnZsZVFhUV9sd3xBQ3Jtc0tscEN0ZFAzWEp0RWs1elVtNUdFVnJzR2c1WDBrSUl2VDNLUTNGVzJVd1lPeldkOEpaSFFKQjVSbVFZSFV6MFFLX2NsRjJ5cm9VLXlRbG02cC1mWTl5Z3BxNWhWMFhIdklUbUlsNEw1aVhhUC1GeGFWUQ%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBy Mary Rose Trust &#8211; Mary Rose Trust &#8211; official webpage, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=FRX-OHahbMI&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D9379667&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHN5ZklSbjFac0x1SGVDNzZQWWJmd0Iza2lRZ3xBQ3Jtc0trS09ISFBmUDUyZm1WbUZmTFlWQnpyMnBnemJqcy1keXVmbG5mMnZvOHJYcncxMlh5NlF5MWs5LS1hd0lHRmNIT2QxVk5maTVGVU9hOTVqUk43VVd4NlU1SG05emRac2dPT0U0eTNuaC16cFd5a1pfcw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBy Own scan. Photo by Gerry Bye. Original by Anthony Anthony. &#8211; Anthony Roll as reproduced in The Anthony Roll of Henry VIII&#8217;s Navy: Pepys Library 2991 and British Library Additional MS 22047 With Related Documents ISBN 0-7546-0094-7, p. 42., Public Domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=FRX-OHahbMI&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D7400880&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2lXb3BZdF9UVEFfU2UwVm8wV3dNTGxzRUt3UXxBQ3Jtc0trT3Q2MFYwZmlqT0N3U01aTXhOV3pJV2RfZklKczlaRU5MY09NUFRLN3h1YlhnazVpVE53LXZxUTZ3Wm5XVHpwT1prWjdVUmRnZGNRNzlpU183SURmajBHX1ZBSk1QWmtpUjRwQ1ktWF9QYV9vZFduRQ%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBy the Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=FRX-OHahbMI&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D8883234&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGVRc2VBNWdOenNqeU1WSmNRb29pby1kMkZ3QXxBQ3Jtc0tubk03MFYyUklOUVJCMHFwREhjdUFrWjRUc3BuQVVmNHlNTmJXV2ZzQ2dTM3BLX29McVlFWlBfM09MNGlOaDEwUVp5YTdjZU5lUnc4YlQzdXZiUXdjOVdJTHVKWk5PSnY2OWtvUC1DY1oxOTJQYjVQMA%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBy the Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=FRX-OHahbMI&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D8883405&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUlqZGxCQ3g1Ykl2NlVUZXpNWjJJeGtnclVfZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuQnc5c0N2RWo3azJRVll3Vml0eF8zb3prcjlwV2M4c3RDbFFPWVpQT2lvM2RlbnBGQThaNnZCNTMtdEhxOVBlWFN5TldGa3o2X2dGVkF4RzVqeTVNd3Y1UFNYTG1IVTJXeDRJZDNyU1FfTU5JNEplSQ%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buy the music &#8211; the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=FRX-OHahbMI&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Flindybeige.bandcamp.com%2Ftrack%2Fthe-mandeville-march&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0c1cmphVURxMFNFV1dVRC1RT2NYRXp4dUY2d3xBQ3Jtc0ttaUFVTXNQTXk0a3pDRmNnaVNzVzVCWFRqaGFOMTZNMU1iOFg5U0hPRmF2Y0FwR29TWHlibHhuSnhHSGgxWllqbmQ1WUdwY1NXejZGanZSYlVUYnV0cFEyXzlJVHdYV2JvQ2pmVzFfQTM5cE9NLUJmNA%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lindybeige.bandcamp.com\/track&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make.<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Follow me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindybeige\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindybeige<\/a>  I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads.<\/p>\n<p>website: www.LloydianAspects.co.uk <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-19-A-bowyer-talks-about-authentic-longbows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-19-A-bowyer-talks-about-authentic-longbows-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-60996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-19-A-bowyer-talks-about-authentic-longbows-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-19-A-bowyer-talks-about-authentic-longbows-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-19-A-bowyer-talks-about-authentic-longbows-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-19-A-bowyer-talks-about-authentic-longbows.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindybeige Published 10 Sep 2016 Shot in Visby. 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