KORYVANTES represent the Hellenic Traditional Archery in UKRAINE. Participation in the International Festival “The Arrow of Ancient Kiev” 4-6 October 2013, Kiev Ukraine

The “KORYVANTES” Association of Historical Studies , by accepting the kind invitation of the Ukrainian Traditional Archery Federation, will participate with a 5 member team in the International Traditional Archery Festival that will take place in the reconstructed Medieval Living History Castle “The Kievan Rus Park” in the vicinity of Kiev from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th October 2013

The Festival named “The Arrow of Ancient Kiev” takes place successfully for the second time and aims to continue being a successful Traditional Archery institution in the wider area of Russia.

With participations from many countries like Hungary, Turkey, Romania, Russia Poland etc. the festival will be one more important point for the lovers of Traditional Archery and Living history through the world.

The Association will participate in order to promote research in Experimental Archaeology of equipment and archery techniques, proudly representing for once more the Greek Traditonal Archery.

Association "KORYVANTES"

Photos from the 2012 event:

Oι ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΕΣ εκπροσωπούν την Ελληνική Παραδοσιακή Τοξοβολία στην Ουκρανία. Συμμετοχή στο Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ " The Arrow of Ancient Kiev " , 4-6 Οκτωβρίου 2013, Κίεβο/Ουκρανία

Ο Σύλλογος Ιστορικών Μελετών ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΕΣ , αποδεχόμενος με τιμή την ευγενή πρόσκληση της Ουκρανικής Ομοσπονδίας Παραδοσιακής Τοξοβολίας θα συμμετάσχει με μια πενταμελή αποστολή στο μεγάλο Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Παραδοσιακής Τοξοβολίας που θα πραγματοποιηθεί, στο μεγάλο Ανακατασκευασμένο Μεσαιωνικό Κάστρο Ζωντανής Ιστορίας "The Kievan Rus Park" , έξω από το Κίεβο, από την Παρασκευή 4 μέχρι την Κυριακή 6 Οκτωβρίου 2013.

Το φεστιβάλ με την ονομασία "The Arrow of the Ancient Kiev" , διανύει αισίως τον δεύτερο χρόνο της επιτυχημένης λειτουργίας του, φιλοδοξώντας να συνεχίσει να αποτελεί έναν επιτυχημένο θεσμό Παραδοσιακής Τοξοβολίας στην Ευρύτερη περιοχή της Ρωσίας. 

Με συμμετοχές απο πολλές χώρες όπως, Ουγγαρία, Τουρκία, Ρουμανία, Ρωσία, Πολωνία κ.α, το φεστιβάλ θα αποτελέσει άλλο έναν σημαντικό σταθμό και σημείο αναφοράς για τους λάτρεις της Παραδοσιακής Τοξοβολίας και Ζωντανής Ιστορίας ανα το κόσμο.

Ο Σύλλογος θα συμμετάσχει για να προωθήσει την έρευνα στην  Πειραματική Αρχαιολογία Οπλισμών και Τεχνικών Τόξευσης, εκπροσωπώντας για άλλη μια φορά περήφανα την Ελληνική Παραδοσιακή Τοξοβολία.

Σύλλογος Ιστορικών Μελετών ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΕΣ

Mερικές φώτο απο το αντίστοιχο φεστιβάλ του 2012:

“KORYVANTES” represent Hellenic Traditional Archery in the “Gümüşhacıköy 2013” International Festival , June 22-23 2013 in Amasya/Turkey

After our very successful presentation in Istanbul "Necmeddin Okyay" Festival  the “Koryvantes” archers continued their successful appearances in the Pontic Amasya /Turkey.  The Archery team of the Koryvantes Association of Historical Studies participated in the International Traditional Archery contest that took place in the homeland of the Ancient Geographer Stabo in 22-23 June 2013.

The competition helded in the city of Gümüşhacıköy under the auspice of the Turkish Traditional Archery Federation , in a specially prepared location at the foothills of the Canik Mountain. The local authorities also strived to make the life of the contestants as easy as possible.

Representing for once more the Greek Traditional Archery , our archers made again good impression in an event that gathered the attention of the International Traditional Archery community. By using reconstructed equipment and bows of high historical accuracy standards presented again in International event 33 centuries of  Greek Martial and MilitaryTradition from early antiquity to late medieval period.

The high level of the competition did not prevented our archers to stand their ground between 350 contestants. Kostas Papantoniou & Spyros Bakas managed to gather high ranks in special categories.

Athletes from 25 Turkish Traditional Archery Clubs and 200 athletes from 18 countries attended with their traditional costumes and armour. Countries with long archery traditions like Korea, Mongolia, China and Hungary were present, while new uprising powers like Bulgaria, Malaysia, Poland and Taiwan made their appearance .

Continuing our experimental research on the usability of our reconstructed equipment , our archers managed to draw useful conclusions. Archer Giannis Tsilikis successfully reconstructed the late Byzantine Navy Marins from Laconia and Crete. Archer Evangellos Voggelis revives the legend of the Argonauts as he managed to shoot with a reconstructed armor from the late Bronze Age. Archer Vladimiros Gavakis reconstructed an officer of the Great Komnenoi and validated our conclusions from the Istanbul contest.

Our Association’s participation in the contest was once more for us a chance to see old friends and make new ones. It was also a valuable opportunity for our members to gain international experience and meet the latest developments in the Traditional Archery Community.

Our Association would like to thank Mr. Hussametin Aydin, responsible for organizing the Festival , and our good friends Eren Kalinbacak, Metin Ates and Yasar Metin for their endless support and encouragement.

Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES