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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Median metal bows? #55508 02/06/2002 3:24 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Max: I don't think the Medes had technology to make spring steel, which I think was first made rather late in European history. Medieval crossbows were make of spring steel. Here's a revolting tale of the death of kings: two english kings Rufus and Richard killed by bolts Edmund II (ironside) killed by springbow in privy - "entered his fundament and pierced his lung" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted . Max Quordlepleen 02/06/2002 8:29 AM Re: Median metal bows? maverick 02/06/2002 10:10 AM Re: Median metal bows? Capital Kiwi 02/06/2002 12:27 PM Re: Median metal bows? wwh 02/06/2002 3:24 PM Re: Median metal bows? Keiva 02/06/2002 6:03 PM Re: Median metal bows? wwh 02/06/2002 6:16 PM Re: Longbows Keiva 02/06/2002 6:22 PM Re: Longbows wwh 02/06/2002 6:52 PM The English finger methodology TEd Remington 02/07/2002 6:10 PM Re: The English finger methodology Capital Kiwi 02/07/2002 9:44 PM yew bow and arrows TEd Remington 02/08/2002 6:15 PM Re: yew bow and arrows wwh 02/08/2002 6:53 PM Re: yew bow and arrows Keiva 02/08/2002 8:06 PM falling from the Tower of Pisa wofahulicodoc 02/08/2002 8:09 PM Re: falling from the Tower of Pisa Keiva 02/08/2002 8:20 PM Re: falling from the Tower of Pisa Faldage 02/08/2002 8:23 PM Re: falling from the Tower of Pisa of troy 02/08/2002 8:36 PM Golden feathers wofahulicodoc 02/08/2002 8:39 PM Re: The English finger methodology wwh 02/07/2002 10:02 PM Re: medizing WhitmanO'Neill 02/08/2002 3:33 AM Re: medizing Bingley 02/08/2002 5:31 AM Re: Median metal bows? Bobyoungbalt 02/07/2002 3:39 AM Re: Median metal bows? WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 3:51 AM Re: Median metal bows? Keiva 02/07/2002 3:57 AM Re: Median metal bows? WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 4:16 AM Re: History of the Longbow WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 4:50 AM Re: Eureka!--The First Steel Bow WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 4:58 AM . Max Quordlepleen 02/07/2002 9:25 AM Re: Eureka!--The First Steel Bow WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 3:15 PM Re: Eureka!--The First Steel Bow wwh 02/07/2002 4:19 PM Re: Eureka!--The First Steel Bow maverick 02/07/2002 4:47 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,322 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,165 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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