The participating Knights and Attendants stood at the firing line, gripping their meticulously crafted bows and arrows, their eyes fixed firmly on the distant bullseyes.
After the referee announced the rules, the archers stepped forward one by one. They drew their bows and nocked their arrows, their movements fluid and precise.
Arrows whistled through the air, striking the bullseyes with precision and drawing waves of applause and cheers from the crowd. Each successful shot was a test of the archer's strength, skill, and stability.
In addition to shooting at stationary targets, there was an even more exciting event: moving targets.
Soldiers tied round hay bales to ropes and forcefully flung them into the sky. The bales traced a wide arc as they flew through the air.
The participating Knights and Attendants had to shoot the bales before they hit the ground, using arrows with cloth-wrapped, blunted tips.
This tested not only the archers' accuracy, but also their sense of timing.
