Holmegaard bows

Holmegaard bows is a self bow or flatbow.

Overview

Materials recorded for it include wood. It is associated with Denmark. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

self bows from Northern European bogs, c. 7000 BC

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Holmegaard bow”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5883434: Holmegaard bows

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