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A totally different thing which popped just now into my mind is, to combine a round shield with a bow in such a was, that the middle point (the center, actually) of the round shield is the point where the arrow comes out.

It's quite difficult for me to explain what I mean, but I hope you've got the picture. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

That's sort of what I was thinking. I wasn't thinking a permanent attachment, but that's certainly possible. I was thinking of a circular shield with a vertical cut from top to centre so that you could load the bow and sight through this slit. It's like a portable arrow slit.