darts-msg - 10/4/96 ਀ഊPeriod darts, both pub and combat. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: taverns-msg, sports-msg, golf-msg, games-msg, games-cards-msg, hunt-spears-msg, p-falconry-bib, falconry-msg, hunting-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀  栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀  栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀  愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀  漀昀  攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀  眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀  眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀  眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀  渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀  愀猀  琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀  漀昀  琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  最椀瘀攀渀  戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀  爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀  愀渀搀  攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀  琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀  琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀  挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀  漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀  椀猀  甀渀挀氀攀愀爀  愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀  椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  椀猀  瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀  昀爀漀洀  琀栀攀猀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊFrom: sclark at epas.utoronto.ca (Susan Clark) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Darts! ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㄀ 䨀愀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㐀 ㄀㐀㨀㄀㘀㨀　㄀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊOrganization: EPAS Computing Facility, University of Toronto ਀ഊGreetings all... ਀ऀ䴀礀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀 眀愀猀 瀀椀焀甀攀搀 琀漀搀愀礀 戀礀 愀 戀椀琀 椀渀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀漀挀愀氀 瀀愀瀀攀爀猀ഊon the neWorld Darts champion which mentioned something to the effect ਀琀栀愀琀 ∀䤀渀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䄀最攀猀 ⠀㐀㜀㘀ⴀ㄀㐀㔀㌀ ⠀椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 搀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ 攀栀㼀⤀ 愀爀挀栀攀爀猀 甀猀攀搀ഊdarts for training", it went on to mention that there were darts on the ਀䴀愀礀昀氀漀眀攀爀⸀ഊ My question to those on this bridge: Is this true, or Complete ਀儀甀愀猀椀ⴀ栀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀愀氀 䠀漀漀攀礀㼀  䤀昀 椀琀 椀猀 琀爀甀攀Ⰰ 挀愀渀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 琀攀氀氀 洀攀 洀漀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀ഊhow one played at darts in period? What kind of targets, what kind of ਀搀愀爀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀攀爀攀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀渀礀 爀甀氀攀猀㼀  䤀✀搀 戀攀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀攀搀 琀漀 欀渀漀眀Ⰰ 猀攀攀椀渀最 愀猀ഊI have rarely seen darts played at an SCA event in any form, and ਀洀礀 栀甀猀戀愀渀搀 椀猀 愀 搀愀爀琀猀 昀椀攀渀搀 漀昀 猀漀爀琀猀⸀ഊ ਀䌀栀攀攀爀猀ⴀⴀഊNicolaa/Susan ਀䌀愀渀琀漀渀 漀昀 䔀漀昀漀爀眀椀挀ഊsclark at epas.utoronto.ca ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 樀愀戀㈀ 愀琀 猀琀氀⸀猀琀挀⸀挀漀⸀甀欀 ⠀䨀攀渀渀椀昀攀爀 䄀渀渀 䈀爀愀礀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䐀愀爀琀猀℀ഊDate: 13 Jan 94 14:04:39 ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 匀吀䌀 吀攀挀栀渀漀氀漀最礀 䰀琀搀⸀Ⰰ 䰀漀渀搀漀渀 刀漀愀搀Ⰰ 䠀愀爀氀漀眀Ⰰ 唀䬀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 戀椀琀 愀戀漀甀琀 猀椀爀 䜀愀氀愀栀愀搀 爀攀洀椀渀搀攀搀 洀攀 漀昀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 漀氀搀 一漀爀猀攀 䴀礀琀栀猀㨀ഊ ਀䔀瘀攀爀礀 倀氀愀渀琀 愀渀搀 愀渀椀洀愀氀 栀愀搀 瀀爀漀洀椀猀攀搀 渀漀琀 琀漀 栀愀爀洀 䈀愀氀搀椀爀 攀砀挀攀瀀琀 琀栀攀ഊmistletoe Nobody bothered asking the mistletoe because it was so ਀栀愀爀洀氀攀猀猀 椀琀 挀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀礀 栀甀爀琀 䈀愀氀搀椀爀⸀ഊ ਀伀渀攀 搀愀礀 琀栀攀 最漀搀猀 眀攀爀攀 愀洀甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀 挀栀甀挀欀椀渀最 爀漀挀欀猀Ⰰ 愀爀爀漀眀猀 攀琀挀⸀ഊat Baldir and watching them bounce off without harming him (It doesn't ਀琀愀欀攀 洀甀挀栀 琀漀 欀攀攀瀀 愀 一漀爀猀攀 䜀漀搀 愀洀甀猀攀搀 愀瀀瀀愀爀攀渀琀氀礀⤀ഊ ਀䰀漀欀椀 瀀攀爀猀甀愀搀攀搀 戀氀椀渀搀 䠀漀搀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 愀 搀愀爀琀 漀昀 䴀椀猀琀氀攀琀漀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀爀漀眀 椀琀 愀琀ഊBaldir. The mistletoe dart promptly killed him. ਀ഊIs this an early example of the need for Marshalls and weapons checks? ਀ഊJennifer/Rannveik ਀嘀愀渀愀栀攀椀洀 嘀椀欀椀渀最猀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: mtoler at bnr.ca (Michael Toler) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Darts! ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㈀ 䨀愀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㐀 ㄀㠀㨀㄀㌀㨀　㔀 䜀䴀吀ഊOrganization: Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, TX ਀ഊSusan Clark (sclark at epas.utoronto.ca) wrote: ਀㨀 䜀爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀 愀氀氀⸀⸀⸀ഊ: My interest was piqued today by a bit in one of the local papers ਀㨀 漀渀 琀栀攀 渀攀圀漀爀氀搀 䐀愀爀琀猀 挀栀愀洀瀀椀漀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 攀昀昀攀挀琀ഊ: that "In the Middle Ages (476-1453 (interesting dates, eh?) archers used ਀㨀 搀愀爀琀猀 昀漀爀 琀爀愀椀渀椀渀最∀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀攀渀琀 漀渀 琀漀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 搀愀爀琀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀ഊ: Mayflower. ਀㨀 ऀ䴀礀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 琀栀漀猀攀 漀渀 琀栀椀猀 戀爀椀搀最攀㨀  䤀猀 琀栀椀猀 琀爀甀攀Ⰰ 漀爀 䌀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀ഊ: Quasi-historical Hooey? If it is true, can anyone tell me more about ਀㨀 栀漀眀 漀渀攀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 愀琀 搀愀爀琀猀 椀渀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀㼀  圀栀愀琀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 琀愀爀最攀琀猀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀ഊ: darts, and were there any rules? I'd be interested to know, seeing as ਀㨀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 爀愀爀攀氀礀 猀攀攀渀 搀愀爀琀猀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 愀琀 愀渀 匀䌀䄀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀渀 愀渀礀 昀漀爀洀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊ: my husband is a darts fiend of sorts. ਀ഊ: Cheers-- ਀㨀 一椀挀漀氀愀愀⼀匀甀猀愀渀ഊ: Canton of Eoforwic ਀㨀 猀挀氀愀爀欀 愀琀 攀瀀愀猀⸀甀琀漀爀漀渀琀漀⸀挀愀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 椀猀 昀爀漀洀 愀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 爀攀挀爀攀愀琀椀漀渀 挀氀甀戀 渀攀眀猀氀攀琀琀攀爀⸀  一漀   ഊidea how valid it is. ਀ഊ"Darts were originally weapons of war. The modern sport of darts ਀攀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀 戀礀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀 眀愀爀爀椀漀爀猀⸀  䐀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䄀最攀猀Ⰰ 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀ഊbowmen adapted their light flight arrows for an indoor game called ਀䈀唀吀吀匀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 眀愀猀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀爀漀眀椀渀最 猀栀漀爀琀攀渀攀搀 愀爀爀漀眀猀Ⰰ 漀爀 搀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ 愀琀 琀栀攀 ഊbottom(butt) of a wine cask. By the 17th century, the modern CLOCK, or ਀㈀　ⴀ 瀀漀椀渀琀 戀漀愀爀搀 昀愀挀攀 眀愀猀 戀漀爀渀⸀  吀栀攀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀椀琀礀 漀昀 搀愀爀琀猀 猀瀀爀攀愀搀 焀甀椀挀欀氀礀 昀爀漀洀 ഊEngland to the rest of the world and was introduced to North America by ਀倀椀氀最爀椀洀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䴀愀礀昀氀漀眀攀爀⸀∀ഊ ਀䠀漀瀀攀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 漀昀 猀漀洀攀 甀猀攀⸀ഊ ਀䐀漀渀 䜀愀猀瀀愀爀搀 搀甀 䰀愀挀ഊSteppes, Ansteorra. ਀ഊmka Michael L. Toler ਀洀琀漀氀攀爀 愀琀 戀渀爀⸀挀愀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: jab2 at stl.stc.co.uk (Jennifer Ann Bray) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Darts! ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㈀ 䨀愀渀 㤀㐀 ㄀㜀㨀　㤀㨀　㈀ഊOrganization: STC Technology Ltd., London Road, Harlow, UK. ਀ഊHave you come across Yorkshire darts boards? There aren't many left, ਀戀甀琀 琀栀攀 漀搀搀 瀀甀戀 椀渀 夀漀爀欀猀栀椀爀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 栀愀猀 漀渀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 氀漀漀欀 氀椀欀攀 漀琀栀攀爀ഊboards except there's a ring missing (it's the one that scores doubles ਀漀爀 琀爀攀戀氀攀猀 䤀 挀愀渀✀琀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 眀栀椀挀栀 愀猀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀渀✀琀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 搀愀爀琀猀 昀漀爀 礀攀愀爀猀Ⰰഊand then I was too inebriated to work out the scores most of the time!) ਀ഊI'm told the Yorkshire board dates way back but I don't know how far ਀∀眀愀礀∀ 椀猀⸀ 匀漀 椀昀 礀漀甀 昀椀渀搀 爀攀昀攀爀渀挀攀猀 琀漀 漀氀搀 搀愀爀琀猀 最愀洀攀猀 搀漀渀✀琀 愀猀猀甀洀攀ഊthey were all played on the modern board. ਀ഊI can't see darts being practical alternatives to arrows as they would ਀搀爀愀眀 椀渀猀椀搀攀 琀栀攀 戀漀眀 愀渀搀 攀渀搀 甀瀀 猀琀甀挀欀 椀渀 琀栀攀 愀爀挀栀攀爀✀猀 栀愀渀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀ഊinvolving a bow I wouldn't have thought they would have helped much in ਀琀爀愀椀渀椀渀最 漀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 最攀琀琀椀渀最 最攀渀攀爀愀氀 栀愀渀搀 琀漀 攀礀攀 挀漀ⴀ漀爀搀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊ ਀䴀漀搀攀爀渀 䄀爀挀栀攀爀猀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀愀氀氀礀 猀栀漀漀琀 愀琀 最椀愀渀琀 挀漀瀀椀攀猀 漀昀 搀愀爀琀 戀漀愀爀搀猀 眀栀攀渀ഊin a silly mood, they get stuck on the front of straw butts in place ਀漀昀 猀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀 琀愀爀最攀琀猀⸀ഊ ਀伀渀 愀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 瘀攀椀渀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀渀 椀渀渀 椀渀 一漀琀琀椀渀最栀愀洀 眀椀琀栀 愀 最愀洀攀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀椀渀最ഊgetting an iron hoop on a rope over a bull's horn which the landlord ਀挀氀愀椀洀猀 椀猀 愀猀 漀氀搀 愀猀 琀栀攀 瀀甀戀⸀ 吀栀攀 椀渀渀 椀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 ∀琀栀攀 琀爀椀瀀 琀漀 樀攀爀甀猀愀氀攀洀∀ഊand is carved into the cliff walls below the castle. It was set up to ਀猀攀爀瘀攀 琀栀攀 挀爀甀猀愀搀攀爀猀Ⰰ 猀漀 椀昀 琀栀攀 氀愀渀搀氀漀爀搀✀猀 爀椀最栀琀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀 椀琀✀猀 椀渀ഊperiod. ਀ഊJennifer ਀嘀愀渀愀栀攀椀洀 嘀椀欀椀渀最猀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: nusbache at epas.utoronto.ca (Aryk Nusbacher) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Darts! ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㈀ 䨀愀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㐀 ㄀㤀㨀㔀㠀㨀　㠀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊOrganization: EPAS Computing Facility, University of Toronto ਀ഊThe theory about target darts (as opposed to those big Roman military ਀搀愀爀琀猀⤀ 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 椀昀 椀琀 眀愀猀 爀愀椀渀椀渀最 琀漀漀 栀愀爀搀 漀渀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 昀漀爀 愀爀挀栀攀爀礀ഊpractice after Church, the lads would sit around in the tithe barn and ਀琀愀欀攀 戀爀漀欀攀渀 愀爀爀漀眀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀琀琀氀攀 琀栀攀 昀氀攀琀挀栀 攀渀搀 琀漀 瀀漀椀渀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀爀漀眀 琀栀攀洀ഊat targets. ਀ഊI have no idea about the historicity of this, however. ਀ഊCheers, ਀䄀爀礀欀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: kopp0614 at nova.gmi.EDU (Adam Hill Koppy) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: darts ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㌀ 䨀愀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㐀 ㄀㜀㨀㔀㠀㨀㌀㈀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊ ਀瀀氀攀愀猀攀 昀漀爀 最椀瘀攀 洀攀 䤀✀洀 最漀椀渀最 漀昀昀 漀昀 洀攀洀漀爀礀ഊ ਀㈀ 礀攀愀爀猀 愀最漀 愀琀 挀栀椀挀愀最漀 ㄀㈀琀栀 渀椀最栀琀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀搀 愀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 搀愀爀琀 挀漀洀瀀漀琀椀琀椀漀渀ഊthe target and the game was modern but the darts where about 10" long 1/2" dia ਀愀琀 琀栀攀 昀爀漀渀琀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 爀漀甀渀搀攀搀 漀昀昀 眀椀琀栀 愀 ㈀∀ 猀琀攀攀氀 瀀漀椀渀琀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 琀愀瀀攀爀攀搀 琀漀 ഊabout 3/16" in the back where 3 fletching where tied but tied in the front of the feather only. ਀ഊAHKoppy ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 挀氀攀瘀椀渀 愀琀 漀甀挀猀愀挀攀⸀挀猀⸀漀栀椀漀甀⸀攀搀甀 ⠀䌀爀愀椀最 䴀愀爀琀椀渀 䰀攀瘀椀渀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 搀愀爀琀猀ഊDate: 14 Jan 94 03:17:02 GMT ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 伀栀椀漀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 䌀匀 䐀攀瀀琀Ⰰ⸀ 䄀琀栀攀渀猀ഊ ਀欀漀瀀瀀　㘀㄀㐀 愀琀 渀漀瘀愀⸀最洀椀⸀䔀䐀唀 ⠀䄀搀愀洀 䠀椀氀氀 䬀漀瀀瀀礀⤀ 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ>please for give me I'm going off of memory ਀㸀ഊ>2 years ago at chicago 12th night they had a period dart compotition ਀㸀琀栀攀 琀愀爀最攀琀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 最愀洀攀 眀愀猀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 搀愀爀琀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀　∀ 氀漀渀最 ㄀⼀㈀∀ 搀椀愀 ഊ>at the front that was rounded off with a 2" steel point and then tapered to ਀㸀愀戀漀甀琀 ㌀⼀㄀㘀∀ 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀愀挀欀 眀栀攀爀攀 ㌀ 昀氀攀琀挀栀椀渀最 眀栀攀爀攀 琀椀攀搀 戀甀琀 琀椀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀爀漀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀爀攀愀琀栀攀爀 漀渀氀礀ഊ> ਀㸀䄀䠀䬀漀瀀瀀礀     ഊ ਀ऀ䤀 挀愀渀 瘀攀爀椀昀礀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 搀椀搀 搀漀 琀栀椀猀Ⰰ 栀愀瘀椀渀最 戀攀攀渀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊ members of the group that won. I even still have the darts, ਀ऀ眀栀椀挀栀 琀栀攀礀 氀攀琀 洀攀 欀攀攀瀀 愀猀 愀 挀漀渀猀漀氀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 氀攀愀瘀攀ഊ early and so unable to be presented to TRM. I can't, however, ਀ऀ猀愀礀 椀昀 搀愀爀琀猀 眀攀爀攀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀搀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 ㄀㘀　　⸀ഊ-- ਀䌀爀愀椀最 䰀攀瘀椀渀                                倀攀搀爀漀 搀攀 䄀氀挀愀稀愀爀ഊOhio U. History Dept. Dernehealde, Shire of Middle Marches ਀挀氀攀瘀椀渀 愀琀 漀甀挀猀愀挀攀⸀挀猀⸀漀栀椀漀甀⸀攀搀甀ऀ           䴀椀搀爀攀愀氀洀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: udsd007 at dsok3005.okladot.state.ok.US (Mike Andrews) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Darts as a substitute for arrows ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㐀 䨀愀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㐀 ㄀　㨀㌀㔀㨀㈀㄀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊOrganization: Oklahoma Department of Transportation ਀ ⠀䐀愀琀愀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 䐀椀瘀椀猀椀漀渀Ⰰ 吀攀挀栀渀椀挀愀氀 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 䈀爀愀渀挀栀⤀ഊ ਀䜀爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀 琀漀 愀氀氀 甀瀀漀渀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀渀搀爀漀甀猀 戀爀椀搀最攀℀ഊ ਀吀栀攀爀攀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 洀甀挀栀 挀漀渀瘀攀爀猀愀琀椀漀渀 爀攀挀攀渀琀氀礀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀爀挀栀攀爀猀 琀爀愀椀渀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀ഊwith darts when it was inconvenient for them to shoot arrows. The ਀琀攀渀搀攀渀挀礀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 琀漀 攀焀甀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 ∀搀愀爀琀∀ 漀昀 琀栀攀渀 ഊwith the modern recreational dart. I wonder if this equation is in ਀昀愀挀琀 愀渀 椀渀攀焀甀愀氀椀琀礀⸀ 䘀愀爀 戀愀挀欀 椀渀 琀栀攀 搀甀猀琀礀 爀攀挀攀猀猀攀猀 漀昀 洀攀洀漀爀礀Ⰰ 䤀 猀攀攀洀 ഊto recall something about "archers' darts" being much like an arrow in ਀氀攀渀最琀栀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀椀琀栀 栀攀愀瘀椀攀爀 猀栀愀昀琀猀 愀渀搀 氀愀爀最攀爀 昀氀攀琀挀栀椀渀最 ⴀ 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 琀栀攀洀ഊsuitable for throwing by hand. I can not recall the source of this ਀昀爀愀最洀攀渀琀愀爀礀 爀攀挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀洀 漀昀 琀眀漀 洀椀渀搀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 瀀漀猀琀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀ഊnote. I will go root around in my references now, and hope that _SOMEONE_ ਀眀栀漀 欀渀漀眀猀 洀漀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀栀愀渀 䤀 搀漀 眀椀氀氀 猀愀礀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 愀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀愀琀椀瘀攀⸀ഊ ਀䤀渀 琀爀攀瀀椀搀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ ഊ ਀䴀椀欀攀 䄀渀搀爀攀眀猀                 甀搀猀搀　　㜀 愀琀 漀欀㌀　　㔀⸀漀欀氀愀搀漀琀⸀猀琀愀琀攀⸀漀欀⸀甀猀ഊ(Michael Fenwick, O.L.) (Strong contender for ugliest domain name) ਀䈀渀礀⸀ 漀昀 一愀洀爀漀渀                           䤀 猀瀀攀愀欀 昀漀爀 洀礀猀攀氀昀 漀渀氀礀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 昀漀爀 ഊKingdom of Ansteorra my employer, the SCA, or anyone else. ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 眀愀氀琀攀爀渀 愀琀 琀栀漀爀攀愀甀⸀爀愀渀搀⸀漀爀最 ⠀圀愀氀琀攀爀 一攀氀猀漀渀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䐀愀爀琀猀 愀猀 愀 猀甀戀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀 昀漀爀 愀爀爀漀眀猀ഊDate: 14 Jan 1994 17:25:09 GMT ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 刀䄀一䐀 䌀漀爀瀀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀ഊ ਀䴀椀欀攀 䄀渀搀爀攀眀猀 ⠀甀搀猀搀　　㜀 愀琀 搀猀漀欀㌀　　㔀⸀漀欀氀愀搀漀琀⸀猀琀愀琀攀⸀漀欀⸀唀匀⤀ 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ: Greetings to all upon this wondrous bridge! ਀㨀  ഊ: There has been much conversation recently about archers training with ਀㨀 眀椀琀栀 搀愀爀琀猀 眀栀攀渀 椀琀 眀愀猀 椀渀挀漀渀瘀攀渀椀攀渀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀洀 琀漀 猀栀漀漀琀 愀爀爀漀眀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 ഊ: tendency in this discussion has been to equate the "dart" of then ਀㨀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 爀攀挀爀攀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 搀愀爀琀⸀ 䤀 眀漀渀搀攀爀 椀昀 琀栀椀猀 攀焀甀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 椀渀 ഊ: fact an inequality. Far back in the dusty recesses of memory, I seem ਀㨀 琀漀 爀攀挀愀氀氀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 ∀愀爀挀栀攀爀猀✀ 搀愀爀琀猀∀ 戀攀椀渀最 洀甀挀栀 氀椀欀攀 愀渀 愀爀爀漀眀 椀渀ഊ: length, but with heavier shafts and larger fletching - to make them ਀㨀 猀甀椀琀愀戀氀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀爀漀眀椀渀最 戀礀 栀愀渀搀⸀ 䤀 挀愀渀 渀漀琀 爀攀挀愀氀氀 琀栀攀 猀漀甀爀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀ഊ: fragmentary recollection, and am of two minds about posting this ਀㨀 渀漀琀攀⸀ 䤀 眀椀氀氀 最漀 爀漀漀琀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 椀渀 洀礀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 渀漀眀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀漀瀀攀 琀栀愀琀 开匀伀䴀䔀伀一䔀开ഊ: who knows more about this than I do will say something authoritative. ਀㨀  ഊ: In trepidation, ਀ഊ: Mike Andrews udsd007 at ok3005.okladot.state.ok.us ਀㨀 ⠀䴀椀挀栀愀攀氀 䘀攀渀眀椀挀欀Ⰰ 伀⸀䰀⸀⤀    ⠀匀琀爀漀渀最 挀漀渀琀攀渀搀攀爀 昀漀爀 甀最氀椀攀猀琀 搀漀洀愀椀渀 渀愀洀攀⤀ഊ: Bny. of Namron I speak for myself only, not for ਀㨀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀          洀礀 攀洀瀀氀漀礀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀Ⰰ 漀爀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 昀漀爀 ∀搀愀爀琀猀∀ 愀猀 愀 眀攀愀瀀漀渀 漀昀 眀愀爀 椀猀 愀洀漀渀最 琀栀攀ഊIrish, where it was the traditional weapon of the Kern (the peasant levy). ਀䤀琀 椀猀 渀漀琀 愀渀 ∀愀爀挀栀攀爀猀 搀愀爀琀∀ 椀渀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 甀猀攀搀 渀漀琀 愀猀 愀 猀攀挀漀渀搀愀爀礀ഊweapon for an archer, but as a primary weapon, or a weapon to be used in ਀挀漀洀戀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 猀漀洀攀 挀氀漀猀攀 挀漀洀戀愀琀 眀攀愀瀀漀渀⸀ഊ ਀䤀琀 眀愀猀 洀甀挀栀 愀猀 礀漀甀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀 椀琀⸀  䤀琀 眀愀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀爀攀攀 昀攀攀琀 氀漀渀最Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 愀ഊfairly heavy shaft, and a "broadhead" point. It might or might not be ਀昀氀攀琀挀栀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 氀攀愀琀栀攀爀 漀爀 瀀愀爀挀栀洀攀渀琀⸀  吀栀攀 甀猀甀愀氀 琀愀挀琀椀挀 眀愀猀 琀漀 爀甀渀 甀瀀 挀氀漀猀攀ഊto the enemy, fling it and run away (repeat as needed). ਀ഊThe English described them as not particularly lethal, but "noisesome, ਀攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 琀漀 栀漀爀猀攀猀∀⸀ഊ ਀                              圀愀氀琀攀爀 一攀氀猀漀渀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: drusilus <76065.727 at CompuServe.COM> ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Darts (the Game): Is it Period ?? ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀㌀ 匀攀瀀 ㄀㤀㤀㘀 ㈀㌀㨀㐀㠀㨀㔀㤀 䜀䴀吀ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 猀漀洀攀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 琀漀 搀愀爀琀猀 愀猀 愀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 最愀洀攀⸀  䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀ഊgame to which they are referring is played with darts that more ਀挀氀漀猀攀氀礀 爀攀猀攀洀戀氀攀 挀爀漀猀猀戀漀眀 焀甀愀爀爀攀氀猀 琀栀愀渀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 搀愀爀琀猀⸀ഊ ਀䐀爀甀猀椀氀甀猀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris darts-msg Page 6 of 6 ਀ഊ