Re: Wanted: Dead or Alive

[Slurpeez]

@PriceofMagic wrote:

@slurpeez108 wrote:

I think it’s possible that Bandit Snow spent some time hiding out with Robin Hood and his merry men while she was on the run from the queen. I believe the bow and arrow that Rumple gave to Snow White in “Heart of Darkness” is the same bow and arrow that Rumple was using in the promo for “Lacey” (I’m guessing Rumple got it from Robin Hood). However, I think it’s more likely that Snow White learned her archery skills as a royal princess, especially since she was very much a daddy’s girl and the sole heir to her father’s throne. Snow probably was both son and daughter to her father, especially after her mother’s death, and Leopold likely taught her hunting and battle skills using a bow and arrow.

I don’t think Snow learnt any of her skills until after Regina had banished her. She was too much of a daddy’s girl. Being on the run hardened her up. Snow wouldn’t have been taught useful skills like hunting because of her position in life. She was a woman and a princess, she was more likely to be taught embroidery than archery. Archery and hunting would have been considered men’s pursuits. Women may have been allowed to accompany them but they weren’t allowed to take part. It is more likely that Red and Granny taught Snow how to hunt when she stayed with them.

I agree that Snow White was most certainly a daddy’s girl, but I think where we differ is on the implications of that term. I understand it to mean that she followed in her father’s footsteps. As far as we know, Snow White is an only child and therefore sole heir to her father’s throne. Whereas agreeably most noblewomen of her day would have learnt the art of embroidery, I believe that as crown princess, Snow White was an exception, and thus would have been groomed for leadership and taught valuable skills by her father. The king would have made sure she had the finest education, which would have included how to rule a kingdom and even how to defend it, if necessary. Besides, archery was often taught as a hobby to noblewomen, even if they never stepped foot upon a battlefield.

@Keb wrote:

We saw Red teaching Snow how to track. So yeah, she learned those skills on the run.

I agree that Snow White didn’t learn tracking skills until she met Red, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that Snow already had excellent marksmanship skill prior to their first meeting.