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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]} *