<![CDATA[Ever notice in some movies archers are ordered to “fire” in an era before gunpowder and bullets existed?]]>Ever notice in some movies archers are ordered to “fire” in an era before gunpowder and bullets existed?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/14cc5d04-eac0-481c-addd-b68f2d8690f9/ever-notice-in-some-movies-archers-are-ordered-to-fire-in-an-era-before-gunpowder-and-bullets-existedRSS for NodeMon, 22 Jun 2026 14:20:25 GMTWed, 27 May 2026 11:31:58 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Ever notice in some movies archers are ordered to “fire” in an era before gunpowder and bullets existed? on Wed, 27 May 2026 13:37:23 GMT]]>@MonotoneofBill I was literally thinking that just last night watching LOTR, during the Helm's Deep battle 😁 funnily enough, they call "fire" in English but, according to the captions, "release arrows" in Elvish... 🤔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116646808368447440https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116646808368447440Wed, 27 May 2026 13:37:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ever notice in some movies archers are ordered to “fire” in an era before gunpowder and bullets existed? on Wed, 27 May 2026 13:05:15 GMT]]>@jdmcg @MonotoneofBill

😝

I presume "loose" is the previous command, but honestly finding out that "Hi" is WAY older than anyone gives it credit for makes me question everything!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/deirdrebeth/statuses/116646682028257174https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/deirdrebeth/statuses/116646682028257174Wed, 27 May 2026 13:05:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ever notice in some movies archers are ordered to “fire” in an era before gunpowder and bullets existed? on Wed, 27 May 2026 11:49:46 GMT]]>@MonotoneofBill that's because their captain is asking them to use fire arrows not fire arrows.

Pretty basic stuff.

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