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osage molly warbow (now with pictures)

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Elktracker:
Im watching  >:Dhahahahahaaaaaahe ;D Look forward to seeing both build allongs, you are a better man than me I have thought about doing a build allong but never take the time for pictures as I go. ;D

CraigMBeckett:

--- Quote from: nidrinr on May 25, 2011, 05:44:06 am ----There are not evidence this design has been used for war, but I'm sure they used it for war. I doubt they needed the same draw weight as the warbows of later times, as they didn't have to go through that same protective armour.
But definition of a warbow.. -A bow meant for war, or just a bow heavy enough to penetrate armour, or does it also have to have one specific design..?

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No to me it does not have to be of any specific design just that it was intended for war and not intended for hunting and as an adjunct used for war. The "molly" design exists in a single small fragment from Denmark, which is thought by some to be a light child's bow, the South Anderman Island bows (which are of somewhat similar shape) and despite being "man sized" are also relatively light hunting bows. The English and Welsh, the Turks, the Arabs, the tartars and the Cherokee Native Americans made war bows, bows that were distinct from their normal hunting bow. It is also likely a host of others did as well.

As for being certain it was used for war, I would not be so adamant, as I said only one fragment has been found of that design. Given the predilection of the a "ancient Danes" to offering/depositing weapons of war into bogs, swamps and lakes, one would have expected to see more of the design turning up if it were used as a warbow.

Craig.

fishfinder401:
how about this, it may not have been traditionally used for war, but if someone tries to take over my house, you can bet it will be used for war against them, whether the enemy is 1 or 1000 8)
noel

CraigMBeckett:

--- Quote from: fishfinder401 on May 27, 2011, 04:36:32 am ---how about this, it may not have been traditionally used for war, but if someone tries to take over my house, you can bet it will be used for war against them, whether the enemy is 1 or 1000 8)
noel

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 ;D

Ian.:
Get cracking then unless your going to beat them to death with a stave.

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