===Deflexed and reflexed terminals===
We also have evidence for some bows having deliberately bent terminals after the nock points. These bent terminals either pointed towards the shooter (Dublin, Hedeby) or pointed away from the shooter (various manuscripts). Bows with terminals that bend towards the shooter, otherwise known as ‘deflexed’, are considered to be a diagnostic characteristic of a ‘Viking’ bow. These bent terminals were purely decorative and did not affect the ability of the bow in any way (Halpin 2008, p.???). <br>
'''Art'''<brgallery mode=Packed heights=200px style="Padding-left:30px; text-align:left;">* [[T-M#T64London, British Library MS Cotton Claudius B IV fol.41v.jpg|T64]] BL Harley fBow with terminals that point away from the shooter (reflexed).64r<br>* [[T-M#T84|T84]] Vatican Reg(Brit.12 fLib.24v<br>Cott. Clau. B IV, AD 1040) '''Archaeology'''<br>--<br>'''Discussion'''<br/gallery>Almost all of the Anglo-Saxon manuscripts show bows with nocks deflexed bent away from the archer(reflexed), the complete reverse of the deflexed nocks found in archaeology. <br><br> === Re-curved (Reflexed) Self-bow ===''A re-curve self-bow is where the stave Many of the bow is deliberately curved away from bows found in Hedeby have the string.'Viking'<br>'''Archaeology'''<br>* Ballinderry, Ireland, late C10th. [HALPIN 2008: p.184-185] 1 Complete bow.* Hedeby, Denmark, [PAULSEN 1999] '''Discussion'''<br>Many style of nock that are bent towards the Hedeby bows are shaped this wayarcher (deflexed), along with the Ballinderry bow from Ireland. Paulsen [PAULSEN 1999] makes the case that this is “caused by shrinkage of the soft sapwood in the front”, a theory that is rejected by Halpin [HALPIN 2008: p.61] who cites a number of authors including Hardy who makes the comment that the bows from the Mary Rose were also re-curved and “that no process during the lifetime of the bows, or after deposition, are convincing explanations for this feature”.<br><br>
=== Bow Strings ===
