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woody:
Does anybody know how prevelant flaming arrows actually were on premodern batllefields? 

We see them all the time in the movies, and it seems plausible, but I remember seeing a show about the movie Kindom of Heaven, and an historian suggested that the flaming arrow thing was more an invention of Hollywood.

hawkbow:
not sure brother, but would think an unseen flameless arrow would be more deadly... Hawk

snakebow:
Tried that trick once. Burnt the hair off my knuckles when I released.

Hillbilly:
Don't know about Europe, but there are historic accounts from early European explorers describing Southeastern Indians using flaming arrows to fire the palisaded towns of their enimies. There's even an old engraving from the 1600's or so depicting it.

ricktrojanowski:
Not sure about pre modern battlefields.  However Bo and Luke Duke sure used 'em alot.

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