(no subject)

[aleathiel]

I've just been reading an article in a historical journal about the necessity for medieval cavalry archers to dismount before shooting in order to have a solid base to draw against.

Obviously elves don't have this problem.

Comments

[oliviaramirez]

*snort* Elves defy the laws of gravity in the worst way.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose if they can walk on snow...

(I can't look at that icon without thinking Billy now. Weird)

[stewardess.livejournal.com]

Nor the Rohirrim, apparently. They did lots of shooting from horseback.

But wouldn't it depend on the bow?

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

I'd have thought so. Obviously you couldn't handle a longbow on horseback, but I don't know about something small. The issue was the problem of leverage and having nothing to brace against on a moving horse.