===Flights===
Taken from the pinion feathers of large birds such as geese, swans or eagles. [Paulsen 1999] Eagles (sea eagles more popular in Denmark) - Finish story?. Arrows from the Viking Age seen to use the traditional three feather style. They were probably cut long and low (Dublin arrow had fletching’s 12cm long). <br>
Most were attached to the arrow shaft in ‘European’ style with a cock feather mounted at 90o to the cut of the nock and two other flights attached equidistantly around the arrow shaft. <br>
Flights were attached straight, with no spiralling, and each of the 3 flights coming from the same wing side of the bird. So either all left-wing feathers or all right-wing feathers. <br>
Flights were usually attached to the arrow shaft by twine although sometimes they were simply glued to the arrow shaft using a glue such as birch tar (Hedeby & Snohetta, Norway). The most common twine used seems to have been of sinew.
*Sinew (:*Oppdal, Norway; Nydam?, Denmarkdated 400-600AD, on pine shafts (Halpin)or birch (Roesdahl & Wilson) along with resin glue [HALPIN 2008]:p.47 [ROESDAHL & WILSON 1992]:p.249 cat.88. Used for hunting.:*Femund, Norway, 800-1000AD, birch shaft with tanged head attached by lashing with tendon (sinew), then covered with birch bark. [ROESDAHL & WILSON 1992]:p.249 cat.88:*Nydam used birch tar and sinew whipping [BISHOP & COULSTON 2006]:p.206
*Horse hair
*Linen