What are the feathers on an arrow called?
Arrow bright so that the archer can easily track the arrow. Artisans who make arrows by hand are known as "fletchers," a word related to the French word for arrow, "flèche." This is the same derivation as the verb "fletch," meaning to provide an arrow with its feathers. Glue and thread are the traditional methods of attaching fletchings. A "fletching jig" is often used in modern times, to hold the fletchings in exactly the right orientation on the shaft while the glue hardens. Whenever natural fletching is used, the feathers on any one arrow must come from the same wing of
The Eagle Wounded by an Arrow (1971) as the basis of his 'very short operas', of which "The bird wounded by an arrow" is placed third. Illustrations from the 15th – 20th centuries The Eagle Wounded by an Arrow The situation of the Eagle Wounded by an Arrow vaned with its own feathers is referred to in several ancient Greek sources and is listed as fable 276 in the Perry Index. It is generally applied to the misery of realising that one has contributed to one's own injury but also as a warning against self-reliant pride. The earliest mention of the fable is a brief reference