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Talaminiatures => General Discussions => Non-Game Related Banter => Topic started by: Oakwolf on November 23, 2010, 09:02:34 AM

Title: Archers firing...
Post by: Oakwolf on November 23, 2010, 09:02:34 AM

Completely random, it always make me smile when i watch a movie and there's archers ready, then the hero shouts "fire!"

I wonder what was the correct call...wouldn't be "loose"?

Title: Re: Archers firing...
Post by: joshuaslater on November 23, 2010, 09:32:41 AM

Loose.  I find it funny as well.

Title: Re: Archers firing...
Post by: MadBrad on November 23, 2010, 10:44:14 AM

I have never run across the actual command in anything I have read. 

However, loose is probably what Germanic speaking languages would use.   

The Romance language groups would use another word, but I suspect the tranlation would be similar to release or loose.    I will defer to someone who has some knowledge of Latin or another Romance language. 

Title: Re: Archers firing...
Post by: dmcgee1 on December 06, 2010, 09:31:06 PM

Let fly!

Found this:  http://pilgrim-archers.co.uk/terminology.aspx (http://pilgrim-archers.co.uk/terminology.aspx)

Apparently, "Loose" is the correct command.

Title: Re: Archers firing...
Post by: Melanieshaman on March 16, 2011, 09:29:29 AM

Quote from: Oakwolf on November 23, 2010, 09:02:34 AM

I wonder what was the correct call...wouldn't be "loose"?

Just hope there aren't any super sensitive women in that archer unit :P