Did Rurik ever play with a bow? Gould could say that he grew up watching Rurik, and he had no memory of the child ever playing with a bow.
But Rurik had played with a bow. Specifically, it was a bamboo bow he made himself from another plane. Although it was a bamboo bow, he felt that the strength of the bamboo bow was much stronger than the "toy" in his hand.
The reason why he thinks so is that when the bamboo bow shoots homemade arrows, the arrow clusters hit the concrete floor, and the arrows often collapse due to the strong force.
Even after shooting on the board, you still need to hook the claw hammer on your shoulder and use the lever principle to pull out the arrow cluster.
If that bamboo bow "toy" can be considered a serious bow and arrow, it can be said that according to the low standards of Northern Europe, Rurik was indeed born to know how to bow and arrow.
How much does the "toy" on hand weigh? Rurik pessimistically estimated that this thing might weigh only ten pounds.
In reality, there were quite a few deviations in Rurik's estimate.
The short hunting bow he has on hand, made of oak core, has reached 20 pounds. As far as hunting is concerned, this bow shoots light arrows and is absolutely fine for shooting rabbits and birds. However, trying to shoot brown bears and wild boars
, that is overestimating yourself.
Of course, Rurik is not an ordinary little boy. His physical fitness is excellent among boys of his age, and his strength is not small now.
Coupled with the bloodline inherited from this body, it is destined to have great strength.
He can draw a twenty-pound bow. As a boy, being able to do this is already a considerable ability.
But even a strong adult man can draw such a bow effortlessly.
Of course, some hunters in the Ross tribe have higher-pound bows, but to use a single bow made of a single piece of wood well requires long-term training. In the war against Gotland, the arrows of the tribe’s hunters
It brought a good tactical advantage to the Russians, so Otto began to pay attention to them, so he took the tribal hunters with bows to the east to try their luck. Because Otto wanted to hunt a bear along the way, or something interesting.
thing.
Speaking of outdoors, Gould found three scrap ship planks for Rurik and combined them into larger planks as a target.
Compared to serious targets, it's just too big.
"They must think I know nothing? Maybe. The guy I have is not a good guy either."
"These are the arrows? Yes, at least three feathers. What are the arrow clusters?"
Muttering, Rurik bent down and picked up an arrow about one meter long. He paid special attention to the arrow cluster and realized that it was iron.
"Did they first knock an iron pipe, then heat it, and knock out an arrow cluster at one end? That's fine, the wooden stick can be inserted into the iron pipe very well."
On the other hand, many people have gathered in the small empty space in front of the Gould family's meeting hall.
At this moment, Gould had a big belly, was wearing fine clothes, and was holding a glass full of wine in his hand.
He watched the scrutinizing movements of the child Rurik with great interest, and also asked about his former mercenary captain Yevlo.
"You've been training those boys these days, how are they?"
"Sir, they are all brave." Jevro said sincerely.
"Besides bravery, what else is there?"
“Very united.”
"Uniting around Rurik?"
"It's not just that. They are brothers to each other."
"Oh! This is a good thing." Gould was secretly happy. He felt that compared to other tribes, the younger generation of the Ross people seemed to be naturally more organized.
"So now that Rurik likes bows, what will he do?"
Jevro said without hesitation: "He wants to train those girls to be archers. Maybe he will also decide to let all children learn archery."
"Forget it." Gould shook his head: "If bows were really excellent weapons, I would have equipped each of you with one. Listen, only spears and axes are universal tools for killing enemies. Bows are still used for hunting.
Bar."
"Sir, maybe this child will create some miracles. He is the son of Odin after all." Jevro said sincerely.
"Okay, I believe those rumors too. But a bow is just a bow, just a flexible wooden stick. Stop talking and look at Rurik's actions."
Rurik didn't care at all about the comments of the onlookers, even if there were more and more onlookers. Even his maids who could live here, they all learned that their master had a strange long-cherished wish, that is, everyone has a hand.
Zhang Gong. If the owner would be happy to become an expert in hunting, everyone would be very happy to learn archery. The children have even realized the benefits of learning archery. Over there, they can eat more meat through hunting and roasting birds.
But Rurik, he was never a complete beginner.
He held the bow in his left hand, with his index finger pointed straight at the target, and the other fingers holding the bow tightly. The arrow shaft was placed on his left hand, and his right hand immediately grasped the nock of the arrow.
Perhaps the skill of human archery is innate. A completely ignorant person can imitate others by just looking at the archery postures of others. After practicing for a period of time, he will become a hunter again.
Rurik's posture was completely Eastern. His body naturally leaned forward, and the arrow shaft tried its best to be parallel to his line of sight.
The breeze blew across his face, and the golden pony tail behind his head fluttered in the wind.
He closed his left eye, used his straightened fingers as a crosshair, and naturally simulated a ballistic trajectory in his mind. His right cheek also pressed against the hemp rope bowstring.
The most exquisite thing was the way he pulled the bow, which made Jevro's eyes widen. He thought of the way Liuli pulled the bow string in the house just now, and at that moment he became interested.
Unexpectedly, the child's actions at that time were not a coincidence at all.
"Rurik, after all this, you still say you don't know how to shoot? You completely understand the archery method of our Finns."
In Jevlo's surprise, Ruriksa let go.
The distance between the shooter and the target is less than ten meters, and the target is one meter wide. Rurik's eyesight is also very good, not to mention that he has no experience in archery. If he can miss the target like this, it will be considered a miracle.
.
Rurik's body is still too young, and he cannot fully draw the bow. In addition, the bow weighs only twenty pounds, so don't expect it to store much energy.
The arrow flew out. Because the three feathers were sticky, it was actually due to poor craftsmanship that they were not completely straight with the arrow shaft. Rurik was surprised to notice that the arrow hit the target while spinning.
The onlookers immediately started talking, and a group of little girls also became restless.
"He actually hit it." Gould praised, even forgetting to drink.
"It's only a dozen steps away. He will definitely be able to hit it," Yevluo said.
"Can he continue?"
"It must be possible. I can see that he must have lied to me. He has used a bow."
"Forget it." Gould shook his head: "He has never used a bow. You know, I have watched him grow up from birth to now. He will definitely say that he learned this from Valhalla.
Skill. You know, he has always said this."
Rurik shot ten arrows in a row. With such a low-pound bow, he didn't feel any pain in his arms after shooting. Because all the arrows hit the target, he was a little excited.
But when he walked into the target in person and pulled out the arrow without much effort, he really felt that the thing in his hand was just a toy.
"What do you think?" Gould approached and heard the news kindly.
"The arrows are good, but the bow is terrible."
"So you still feel your wishes are correct?"
"Yes! Gould!" Rurik looked up at the old guy's eyes: "I want to make more bows and arrows for you. We agreed, now give me five bows and fifty bows.
Arrow, I have to train my girls tomorrow."
"That's them?" Gould casually pointed at the little girls who had gathered and were chattering.
"That's them! This bow is like a toy, a toy that a kid like me can draw. My people need practice in this before I can make a better bow. This thing is not for combat.
A good bow is indeed a treasure for training."
"Okay. I understand." Gould sighed: "By the way. You also said you don't know how to use a bow? I think Jevro has something to say."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yevlo walked over with a sullen expression and a raised chest.
The man asked him face to face: "Why? Rurik, you know the archery method of our Finns."
"Your archery method." Rurik looked at the bow in his hand, then put another arrow on it and began to draw. "Is this how you hold the bow?"
"Your right hand." Yevluo pointed and said, "You are indeed different from others. Your thumb hooks the bow string, while others use the index finger and middle finger."
"Really? I still feel comfortable shooting like this."
"It's not comfortable at all." Jevro shook his head and said, "There are indeed better wooden bows in the world. I heard that there is also a bow made of gluing horns. If you want to draw a bow like that, the archer's
The thumb must be protected. Looks like I need to give you a gift."
After saying that, Yevlo took out a yellow-white ring from the leather pocket on his waist and put it into Rurik's hand.
"You put this thing on your thumb, and when you come across a better bow, you have to draw the bowstring with it."
In an instant, Rurik understood what Yevro said. This so-called ring was obviously a ring!
Rurik directly exclaimed the word "banzh". To put it bluntly, it is Chinese. However, there is no word to describe the finger ring in the Norse language. At most, "ring" is used to refer to it. But the ring is a kind of decoration after all.
The wrench is properly a tool.
Javro continued: "This is my gift. I made it from the calf bone of a deer, and you see, I also carved the shape of a deer on it."
Rurik took a wide look and saw four deer heads carved on the ring. The huge antlers were really lifelike.
"Jevro, he is your tool, you don't need it anymore?" Rurik asked curiously.
"I can make new ones, even a bronze ring. And you need it very much now."
"Okay then, I'll accept this gift."
It is certainly a joy to receive a gift from a subordinate, but this gift is very dreamy.
Of course, Rurik's performance now was also very dreamy. He showed Javlo a "Finnish Archery" with abnormal postures.
Rurik doesn't like the Mediterranean shooting method. Even if there is no ring finger, he still likes to hook the bow string with his thumb. Therefore, the archers under his command should abandon the Mediterranean two-finger shooting method from the beginning and adopt the method of shooting with two fingers.
The broad road of finger-wrenching genre.
The British longbowmen show two fingers to make a V, which also means victoria, and also mocks the enemy "if they have the ability to cut off my string-pulling fingers".
If those guys in Agincourt were all wearing finger spanners, would their taunting gesture turn into giving a thumbs up to the French army, while shouting "You looked stupid for falling into the mud pit"?
After some speculation, Rurik even thought of an archer's etiquette, which is to wear a wrench and give a thumbs up.
The next day, Gould took out five bows and fifty arrows as promised. He also sent his men who knew how to make wooden bows to cut some oak wood and start making bows now.
Gould had this intention, and his eldest son Snoleva became the overseer.
After all, the Gould family is definitely good at doing business!
There are one hundred and fifty little boys, and an equal number of girls. Rurik’s intention is clearly that both boys and girls will undergo military training. Based on his understanding of these children, Gould believes that Rurik will definitely do what he says.
arrive.
So there is a huge consumer market here.
It is not difficult to simply make an oak bow that can be used for hunting, but it is more difficult to make matching arrows. It is better to make them, and in the end Rurik will foot the bill.
Gould even priced the bows and arrows in his mind. Oak bows cost three silver coins, and arrows cost ten silver coins each. Compared with bows, arrows are indeed cheap. In fact, the real quality of arrows lies in their raw materials, and arrow clusters must be made of bronze alloy.
, the arrow shaft is an oak shaft that is processed and polished to be extremely straight, and the arrow feathers require gray goose flight feathers. For this set, the labor cost and material cost, ordinary hunters cannot afford even one.
Gould's own family blacksmith didn't have time to process a batch of iron arrowheads. Wouldn't that be a waste of iron?
If you just plan to make an arrow that can hunt branch doves, you don't need such extreme materials.
As for arrow feathers, you can simply capture some ducks and turtle doves and remove the makeshift feathers. There is no need to glue three feathers together. It is enough to keep two of them crooked and very stable.
The arrow clusters are simply made of bones, and finally they are bundled with hemp rope. The arrow shaft can be bent and processed, and it does not need to be too straight, because no one expects an inferior bow to shoot the arrow too far.
On a new day, the boys practiced alone as usual.
The girls also paused their long queue practice. After so many days of training, Rurik was very pleased to see that not only did they distinguish left and right, but they could also form a neat queue, walking at exactly the same pace, maintaining a matrix.
Under the command, proceed in the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest.
Undoubtedly, Carlotta has truly become the trusted female leader of the girls. Even though Carlotta, the female leader of Ostara, is only nine years old, she looks like she is training her children. Everyone, including herself, feels that she is the leader.
Job well done.
The bows and arrows arrived, and without any delay, the archery training for the girls began immediately.
For a moment, arrows were flying in the woods, and some tree trunks that were used as targets were soon filled with arrows. Things turned out just as Rurik thought. The girl got the bow and arrow and started to use it almost instantly. Getting started is a good thing, and she can
Whether you can hit the target accurately is another matter.