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Title: Celtic Slings ?
Post by Rockchipper on Nov 21^st, 2008 at 11:18pm

Did the celts use slings ? and is there any evidence ?

Title: Re: Celtic Slings ?
Post by David Morningstar on Nov 22^nd, 2008 at 4:17am

Yes there is evidence. Here is a Celt slinging on YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A4l0mBx6wVM ;)

But seriously,

Irish slinging: http://www.libraryireland.com/SocialHistoryAncientIreland/I-III-4.php

Iron Age British slinging: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3lkEgdtOvGEC&pg=PA534&lpg=PA534&dq=iron+age++sling&source=web&ots=G9ePhiKkT5&sig=iQIQGwZVzRJv6QMHUO0pD0ReGTc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result

Unfortunately no slings have survived from that period so we have no idea how they were made.

Title: Re: Celtic Slings ?
Post by slingbadger on Nov 22^nd, 2008 at 6:28am

Barry Cunlffe, in Iron Age communities In Britain
Micheal Avery Stoning & Fire at Hillfort Entrance of Southern Britain published in World Archeology vol18#2 weapons and warfare October 1986

Both of them deal with the archeological evidence of the Celtic sling. There are various mentions in the hero sagas of slinging.
There are no real slings fom the Celtic period that I know of, however, in Dublin, sling pouches from the early Middle Ages have been found. this close enough?

Title: Re: Celtic Slings ?
Post by Rockchipper on Nov 22^nd, 2008 at 9:22am

cool outfit ,thanks for the info. that is what i was looking for

Title: Re: Celtic Slings ?
Post by winkleried on Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 1:27pm

How about this one? If I understand correctly it's based off of the Dublin artifacts.

Marc Adkins

Dublin_Sling.jpg (57 KB | )

Title: Re: Celtic Slings ?
Post by slingbadger on Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 4:32pm

Pouch is correct. As for the cords, well, it's anyone's guess

Title: Re: Celtic Slings ?
Post by Rockchipper on Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 6:06pm

thats cool [smiley=thumbsup.gif] , back to my leather! gotta try it.

Title: Re: Celtic Slings ?
Post by winkleried on Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 8:27pm

Thanks for the confirmation. At the SCA A&S Competition I entered last week on my NW European Slings I entered several pouches with diffrent means of attaching the cords.

That is not my Dublin Pouch I snaged it from
http://mikkelf84.livejournal.com/

It's Mikal's Lijejournal page. He's the gent that provided us pics of the Randers Sling.

Marc Adkins

slingbadger wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 4:32pm:

Pouch is correct. As for the cords, well, it's anyone's guess