Hungarian Historical Archery Society- competitions
The primary aim of our Society (Hungarian Historical Archery Society) is to re-enact the Hungarian and other Inner-Asian tradition of archery in the available most authentic form. This ambition can be found in the strong rules of the materials and in the traditional archers? tests we stated in our competitions.
Information could find from our competitions here:
http://magyartortenelmiijasz.hu/verseny/en/
Greetings Zolt
Information could find from our competitions here:
http://magyartortenelmiijasz.hu/verseny/en/
Greetings Zolt
Congratulations, it's not that easy to follow from abroad, but it seems like you folk in Hungary have done a lot of research and greatly advanced with replicating archery tackle from your area.
I have a few questions regarding the arrows.
Is the arrow on the picture in the "Hungarian bow and arrow" section an original artefact or a reconstrution? Have any "Hungarian" period arrows been found to date? The arrow on the picture looks like one of the original Mongol arrow fidings, but with a Hungarian arrowhead.
The other question is about the shaft materials allowed in the competitions.
If I understand right you allow tree shoots (arrow size thin branches?) for arrows, but not split-timber (slices from trunks) shafts. Are the all "Mongolian", and possibly "Hungarian", recovered arrow shafts made of thin tree shoots? I have always thought that the majority of shafts concerned I've seen on the pictures, or read about, could have been made of split-timber, for example poplar, birch? I guess though.
I'm curious if you have some more information concernig the shaft materilas.
If bamboo is prohibited, other reeds are permited though?
(Aren't some of the Mongolian arrows made of bamboo/cane?, with a spliced in wooden shaftment (the feathered part with the nock)?
You don't allow other woods then pine for the Turkish arrow shafts?
Forgive me if I'm bothering you to much, I'm mostly curious if you have some interesting arrow information to share.
I have a few questions regarding the arrows.
Is the arrow on the picture in the "Hungarian bow and arrow" section an original artefact or a reconstrution? Have any "Hungarian" period arrows been found to date? The arrow on the picture looks like one of the original Mongol arrow fidings, but with a Hungarian arrowhead.
The other question is about the shaft materials allowed in the competitions.
If I understand right you allow tree shoots (arrow size thin branches?) for arrows, but not split-timber (slices from trunks) shafts. Are the all "Mongolian", and possibly "Hungarian", recovered arrow shafts made of thin tree shoots? I have always thought that the majority of shafts concerned I've seen on the pictures, or read about, could have been made of split-timber, for example poplar, birch? I guess though.
I'm curious if you have some more information concernig the shaft materilas.
If bamboo is prohibited, other reeds are permited though?
(Aren't some of the Mongolian arrows made of bamboo/cane?, with a spliced in wooden shaftment (the feathered part with the nock)?
You don't allow other woods then pine for the Turkish arrow shafts?
Forgive me if I'm bothering you to much, I'm mostly curious if you have some interesting arrow information to share.
Try to answering for all your question :)
That arrow is a reconstruction! (All of us have something simillar.) We have only arrowheads and just a few have thiny part of wood on it. So we reconstruct after other arrows from that age. Mongol, Mameluk (early) etc. were looking near the same.
Those arrowheads are not fully examed yet. Only one we know the wood was viburnum lantana from thin tree shoots. Our experiments shows the easyest way to make a lot of arrows if use shoots from native woods at the area. Mongols do the same too. They select arrowshafts from bushes, we have some information from their methods....
We made experiments to make arrows from timber with primitive methods but it was so much more work , than "give up" this way.
Other wise we like to inspire peolple to make their own arrows without machines and try to give the same choice for the competitors.
If you have any problams with the historical bows rules, or haven't got something (like arrows in that rules) schould shot int the aweridge hornbow categorie. :)
Will working out more hornbows in the future. Next year rules will consist new bow types forexample korean and that will of corse allows boo arrows.
Tuskish arrows asked from turkish experts.
All of the rule parts made experts too.
Will correct tham after new informations or findings.
That arrow is a reconstruction! (All of us have something simillar.) We have only arrowheads and just a few have thiny part of wood on it. So we reconstruct after other arrows from that age. Mongol, Mameluk (early) etc. were looking near the same.
Those arrowheads are not fully examed yet. Only one we know the wood was viburnum lantana from thin tree shoots. Our experiments shows the easyest way to make a lot of arrows if use shoots from native woods at the area. Mongols do the same too. They select arrowshafts from bushes, we have some information from their methods....
We made experiments to make arrows from timber with primitive methods but it was so much more work , than "give up" this way.
Other wise we like to inspire peolple to make their own arrows without machines and try to give the same choice for the competitors.
If you have any problams with the historical bows rules, or haven't got something (like arrows in that rules) schould shot int the aweridge hornbow categorie. :)
Will working out more hornbows in the future. Next year rules will consist new bow types forexample korean and that will of corse allows boo arrows.
Tuskish arrows asked from turkish experts.
All of the rule parts made experts too.
Will correct tham after new informations or findings.
Thanks! That explains all. Now I understand the rules better.
We allways try to do our best.
Any kind of question or opinion wellcome!
Any kind of question or opinion wellcome!
Our experimenal archeology camp start soon. It contains the competitions at the weekend.
If anybody interested, registrate on our race honpage please.
Greetings
http://magyartortenelmiijasz.hu/verseny/en/
If anybody interested, registrate on our race honpage please.
Greetings
http://magyartortenelmiijasz.hu/verseny/en/