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==Arrow Shafts==
 
==Arrow Shafts==
 
* Scotland
 
* Scotland
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** Scar (AD 875-950)
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** Scar (AD 875-950) [OWEN & DALLAND 1999]
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*** 9 Arrow fragments made from Scots Pine. Leaf heads.
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*** 9 Arrow fragments made from Scots Pine. Leaf heads. Surviving length of shaft 12cm. 
 
* Ireland  
 
* Ireland  
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** Dublin  
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** Dublin [HALPIN 2008]
 
*** DWP11: C11th. Complete made from Scots Pine. Leaf head. Total length 60cm (including head), Shaft 54cm. Diameter 10mm.
 
*** DWP11: C11th. Complete made from Scots Pine. Leaf head. Total length 60cm (including head), Shaft 54cm. Diameter 10mm.
 
*** DWP12: C11th-12th. Fragment made from Willow. Surviving length of shaft 22cm.
 
*** DWP12: C11th-12th. Fragment made from Willow. Surviving length of shaft 22cm.
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** Waterford
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** Waterford [HALPIN 2008]
 
*** Complete, unknown wood. Bodkin head.
 
*** Complete, unknown wood. Bodkin head.
 
*** Fragment made from Yew
 
*** Fragment made from Yew
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** Cork
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** Cork [HALPIN 2008]
 
*** 2 Arrow fragments made of Yew.
 
*** 2 Arrow fragments made of Yew.
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* Norway
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* Norway [FARBREGD 1975]
 
** Oppland (9th-10th C)
 
** Oppland (9th-10th C)
 
*** 42: Fragment
 
*** 42: Fragment
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*** 29: Broken lower part of a blunt arrow, unknown wood type. Length now 6.3cm, diameter of shaft 0.6cm, diameter of head 1.6cm
 
*** 29: Broken lower part of a blunt arrow, unknown wood type. Length now 6.3cm, diameter of shaft 0.6cm, diameter of head 1.6cm
 
*Switzerland
 
*Switzerland
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** Altdorf (7th C)
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** Altdorf (7th C) [HORNIG 2004]
 
*** 8 Arrows made from Hazel, Ash and Honeysuckle.
 
*** 8 Arrows made from Hazel, Ash and Honeysuckle.
  

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Viking Age Compendium articles on Archery:
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Catalogue of Archery Evidence
Viking Age Compendium articles on Archery:
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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

  • Scotland
    • Scar (AD 875-950) [OWEN & DALLAND 1999]
      • 9 Arrow fragments made from Scots Pine. Leaf heads. Surviving length of shaft 12cm.
  • Ireland
    • Dublin [HALPIN 2008]
      • DWP11: C11th. Complete made from Scots Pine. Leaf head. Total length 60cm (including head), Shaft 54cm. Diameter 10mm.
      • DWP12: C11th-12th. Fragment made from Willow. Surviving length of shaft 22cm.
    • Waterford [HALPIN 2008]
      • Complete, unknown wood. Bodkin head.
      • Fragment made from Yew
    • Cork [HALPIN 2008]
      • 2 Arrow fragments made of Yew.
  • Norway [FARBREGD 1975]
    • Oppland (9th-10th C)
      • 42: Fragment
      • 58: Complete
      • 59 & 38: Fragment
      • 60: Fragment
  • Germany
    • Elisenhof (8th-11th C). 6 arrow shafts were identified in Elisenhof. [SZABO 1985]:p.26, taf. 4
      • 24: complete blunt of unknown wood type. Length 34.00cm, 0.6cm diameter, 1.2-1.5cm head diameter, 0.3cm deep knock. The head is oval in cross section and flat at the end.
      • 25: broken at the lower end, made of elder. Length now 48.00cm, diameter 1.1cm, deep knock 16.5cm and 9.5cm from the knock are two grooves, possibly form the attachment of feathers.
      • 26: broken at the lower end, unknown wood type. Length now 37.00cm (probably not much longer when complete), 1.0cm diameter, and 1.5cm at the feathers, 0.3cm deep knock. 1.0 adn 2.5cm from the knock are some grooves possibly to give the fingers a better grip. 8.0cm from the end there are the remains for some metal pins, possibly to fasten the feathers. Between the metal pins and the grooves are the remains of feathers.
      • 27: broken lower part of a blunt arrow, made of hazel. Length now 13.5cm, diameter of the shaft 0.7cm, diameter of the head 1.5cm. The blunt head has a round cross section and has a flat end which is blackened.
      • 28: broken lower part of a blunt arrow, made of hazel. Length now 11cm, diameter of the shaft 0.6cm, diameter of the head 1.2cm. The head is round in cross section and flat at the end.
      • 29: Broken lower part of a blunt arrow, unknown wood type. Length now 6.3cm, diameter of shaft 0.6cm, diameter of head 1.6cm
  • Switzerland
    • Altdorf (7th C) [HORNIG 2004]
      • 8 Arrows made from Hazel, Ash and Honeysuckle.

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 20 21 22 *
[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] *
Szabo, Matyas; Grenander-Nyberg, Gertrud & Myrdal, Janken (1985) Die Holzfunde aus der Fruehgeschichtlichen Wurt Elisenhof. Elisenhof Band 5 [SZABO 1985] ^ *
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