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Arrows
,/* Whipping */
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=== Whipping ===
'''Art'''<br>
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'''Archeology'''<br>
* Sinew:<br>
** Oppdal, Norway, dated 400-600AD, on pine shafts (Halpin) or birch (Roesdahl & Wilson) along with resin glue [HALPIN 2008:p.47] [ROESDAHL and WILSON 1992:p.249 cat.88]. Used for hunting.
** Femund, Norway, 800-1000AD, birch shaft with tanged head attached by lashing with tendon (sinew), then covered with birch bark. [ROESDAHL and WILSON 1992:p.249 cat.88]
** Nydam used birch tar and sinew whipping [BISHOP and COULSTON 1994:p.206]
* Horse hair:<br>
** Roman Dura-Europos?
* Linen:<br>
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*Brass wire:<br>
** Hedeby. Paulsen mentions the use of brass wire to reinforce the tanged arrow heads at Hedeby. [PAULSEN 1999]<br>
'''Discussion'''<br>
Whipping seems to have normally been done around at least the nock. Other places are before the flight, spiralled through the flight and optionally around the head end to strengthen a tanged arrow head. <br>
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=== Self-nocks ===
'''Art'''<br>