Catalogue of Archery Evidence

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Catalogue of Archery Evidence

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Viking Age Compendium articles on Archery:
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Catalogue of Archery Evidence
Viking Age Compendium articles on Archery:
VA Bow and Arrow finds.jpg
Catalogue of Archery Evidence

For explanation of terms see the Bows and Arrows pages. For finds of Arrow heads also see the Arrows page.

Bows

Location / Catalogue No. Condition Terminal Shape Nock Type Wood Length Date Ref.
Dublin, Ireland / DWP1 Fragment Straight Single Yew >10cm C11th-C12th [HALPIN 2008]
Dublin, Ireland / DWP2 Fragment Straight Double Scots Pine >15cm C11th-C12th [HALPIN 2008]
Dublin, Ireland / DWP3 Fragment  ? Double Yew >11cm C11th-C12th [HALPIN 2008]
Dublin, Ireland / DWP4 Fragment Deflexed Single Yew >13cm C11th-C13th [HALPIN 2008]
Dublin, Ireland / DWP5 Fragment Straight Double Elm >10cm C11th-C12th [HALPIN 2008]
Dublin, Ireland / DWP6 Fragment Straight Double Yew >20cm C11th-C13th [HALPIN 2008]
Dublin, Ireland / DWP7 Complete Straight Double Yew 68cm C11th-C13th [HALPIN 2008]
Dublin, Ireland / DWP8 Fragment Straight Double Yew >8cm C12th [HALPIN 2008]
Ballinderry, Ireland Complete Deflexed Yew 190cm Late C10th [HALPIN 2008]
Adare Castle, Ireland Complete Single Yew [HALPIN 2008]
Waterford, Ireland / 1 Fragment  ? Single Yew C11th ? [HALPIN 2008]
Waterford, Ireland / 2-c Fragment Double Yew >71cm C11th ? [HALPIN 2008]
Waterford, Ireland / 3-b Fragment Double Yew >65cm C11th ? [HALPIN 2008]
Waterford, Ireland / 4-d Complete Deflexed Single Yew 126cm C11th ? [HALPIN 2008]
Waterford, Ireland / 5 Fragment Double? Yew C11th ? [HALPIN 2008]
Waterford, Ireland / 6 Fragment Double Yew C11th ? [HALPIN 2008]
Waterford, Ireland / 7 Fragment Deflexed Single Yew C11th ? [HALPIN 2008]
Cork, Ireland Fragment C11th ? [HALPIN 2008]
Cork, Ireland Fragment C11th ? [HALPIN 2008]
Hedeby, Denmark / 1 Complete Deflexed Single Yew 191cm 850-1066AD [PAULSEN 1999]
Hedeby, Denmark / 2 Fragment  ?  ? Yew >16cm 850-1066AD [PAULSEN 1999]
Hedeby, Denmark / 3 Fragment Deflexed  ? Yew >47cm 850-1066AD [PAULSEN 1999]
Hedeby, Denmark / 4 Fragment Straight  ? Yew >27cm 850-1066AD [PAULSEN 1999]
Hedeby, Denmark / 5 Fragment  ?  ? Yew >23cm 850-1066AD [PAULSEN 1999]
Hedeby, Denmark / 6 Fragment  ?  ? Yew >21cm 850-1066AD [PAULSEN 1999]
Hedeby, Denmark / 7 Fragment  ? Single Elm >37cm 850-1066AD [PAULSEN 1999]
Aarlsum, Netherlands Fragment  ? Double Yew >126cm (~175-185cm) 720-890 [LANTING 1999]
Wassenaar, Netherlands Fragment Deflexed Yew >150cm (~180-190cm) 800-950AD [LANTING 1999]
Pineilh la mothe, France Complete Straight Double Elm 125cm 979-1060AD [LANSAC 2008]
Burg Elmendorf, Germany Complete (Unfinished) Straight Single Yew 162cm C12th [JUNKMANNS 2013]
Oberflacht, Germany / Gr.7 Complete Single Yew 169cm C7th [HŐRNIG 2005]
Oberflacht, Germany / Gr.8 Complete Single Yew 170cm C7th [HŐRNIG 2005]
Oberflacht, Germany / Gr.21 Complete Single Yew 184cm C7th [HŐRNIG 2005]
Oberflacht, Germany / Gr. Fragment Yew >20cm C7th [HŐRNIG 2005]
Oberflacht, Germany / Gr. Fragment Elm >112cm C7th [HŐRNIG 2005]
Altdorf, Switzerland Complete Yew 180cm C7th [HŐRNIG 2005]

Arrow Shafts

References

Halpin, Andrew (2008) Weapons and Warfare in Viking and Medieval Dublin. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.09 [HALPIN 2008] ^ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 *
[HŐRNIG 2005] ^ 1 2 3 4 5 6 *
Junkmanns, Jürgen (2013) Pfeil und Bogen: Von der Altsteinzeit bis zum Mittelalter. [Bow and Arrow: From the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages]. [JUNKMANNS 2013] ^ *
Lansac, Pierre (2008) 'Les arcs de Pineuilh (Gironde)'. [The bows of Pineuilh (Gironde)]. Des amis du musée de l'archerie et du Valois, n°7, février 2008,pp 2 à 8. [LANSAC 2008] ^ *
Lanting, J.N. (1999) 'Bows from the Netherlands'. Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries 42:7-10 1999. [LANTING 1999] ^ 1 2 *
'Pfeil und Bogen in Haithabu'. In Geibig, A. and Paulsen, H. (1999) Neue Ausgrabungen in Haithabu; Band 33: Das archäologische Fundmaterial VI. Ausgrabungen in Haithabu. Hedeby-Ausgrabungen in Haithabu [PAULSEN 1999] ^ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 *
de Stoute, Jur (2008) Paleo Planet, Archery - Primitive Bows - 1200 year old longbow from Netherlands. (Website Article). [Accessed: 2011] [DE STOUTE 2008] *
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