What would the order (in the language of the day) have been, something as simple as “archers” or “archers, release”? “Release arrows?”
“Archers make ready” meaning they place the arrow in the bow but do draw, and possibly aim, might make sense.
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No clue how accurate it is but I have heard some films use something like. Archers, Loose. In place as in let the bow string loose.
Nock, aim, loose
We might never know, but they probably didn't even do these commands anyway, it doesn't make sense when you think about it. There would likely have just be a command to begin the attack and then each archer would loose arrows repeatedly at any target they thought they could hit.
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I've heard release used in films so it is probably wrong too :P
wait actually?
Yeah, hearing "release" on screen might sound even more wrong...
They messed this up in the first season of wheel of time, but they got better in the latest
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Except for all those night scenes where they dip the arrows in fire so you can see them better on the screen
Yeah this will never not make me angry. It's beyond pet peeve at this point.
What term would have been used for archery?
I believe it was usually "loose"