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The White CouncilRe: Dunedain Horse-archers ?Tolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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The White CouncilRe: Dunedain Horse-archers ?Tolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Osric on May 22, 1999 at 15:42:58 In Reply to: Dunedain Horse-archers ? posted by Martin Read on April 16, 1999 at 09:21:55:
: 1 The bows were longbows and were for use when on foot. Longbows, approx. 6ft in length, cannot be used from horseback - they are just too long. : 2 The bows were recurved composite bows (about 3.5 ft long when strung) and the Rangers were capable of using them from horseback. That is the Rangers were able to act as horse-archers. [...snip...] I'd have to dispute this assumption. I note your response in a previous posting about the inadequacy of short bows, but that is still supposing application in massed-battle. I didn't think that was what rangers were about. I should also note what many people often overlook, namely the role of 'mounted infantry' (such as Harold Godwinsson's huscarls in 1066. They could use horses to deploy rapidly over great distances and carry a lot of provisions and wargear but did not ride them into battle. As I remember it Halbarad and his troop are only described coming to war on their mounts, rather than necessarily fighting from horseback.
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