Thrown Weapon Toss ups

Thrown Weapons Officer:  Wade of Dragon's Laire

At Right Eadric winds up for a knife throw.

  

Live steel weapons are thrown at wooden rounds and straw bales. Expert instruction is provided for new throwers at all practices. Seasoned throwers can record scores at all published practices. Check the Flames of the Dragon for practice times and dates.
Thrown Weapons Competitions are held at various events in An Tir during the Tourney Season. Dragon’s Laire events include June Faire and Last Chance. Our Thrown Weapons Champion is determined by skills at target scenarios. (For more on our current Champion check out Our Champions Corner.)

Scoring in thrown weapons involves 20 knife and 20 axe throws at a wooden round placed 12 feet from the line. The target face has 3 inch, 8 inch and 16 inch concentric circles. Three points awarded for cutting the 3 inch circle.

Spear is thrown at a straw bale placed 20 feet from the line. An 8 ½ by 11 inch piece of cardboard with a 3 inch circle is placed in the upper half of the bale. Scoring is 3 points for cutting the 3 inch circle, 2 points for cutting the cardboard and 1 point for hitting the bale. The highest possible score for all three weapons is 180 points.

Web links
The Great Throwzini http://www.throwzini.com/  Best thrown weapons site on the web.

An Tir Thrown Weapons Resources http://www.antir.sca.org/Pubs/index.php#combat.shelf  All you need to know to set up and run a thrown weapons range, check recorded scores and more.

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Arion the Wanderer Speaks
 

Portrait of Arions the Wandered in full celtic Garb, Photo provided by ArionI am Aedui clan. Ours is the best land in Gaul, stretching from the black mountain to the golden hills. I recently returned home to Alesia after a very profitable visit to Rome. We captured their chief city and plundered freely. It seemed too nice a city to burn, so we put word out that we planned on staying. Our ploy worked and they paid us handsomely in gold and gems to leave. They will certainly remember the Celts for a long time! 

    I am somewhat of an anachronism in the SCA. By Gregorian reckoning, I live in the 4th century BC. We don’t keep track of such things ourselves. Our Druids are more concerned with tracking the movements of the sun, moon, stars and planets. With this knowledge they can predict what the gods have in store for us as the wheel of time moves forward. Far more practical than counting days I think! 

    My interest in throwing ax and knife comes from a trip I made to Gundestrup. The Northmen taught me to throw well in only four cycles of the moon. Javelin is something all Celts learn from boyhood. I just learned it better than most. 

    I know several different styles of throwing ax, knife and javelin. I am happy to share this knowledge. Maybe I can help a lad learn enough to become our next champion. Wouldn’t that be grand? 

Ed. Note: Arion formerly served as the Baronial Thrown Weapons Officer, Kingdom Thrown Weapons Officer and is currently the Barony's Thrown Weapons Champion for the second time.

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