Hun bow

The Hun bow is an assymmetric, composite and reflex bow. It was invented in Central Asia and carried to Europe first by the huns. Its assymmetric shape let it increase the size of the bow still usable sitting in the saddle of a horse. The lower part had to be shorter because of the back of the horse, while the upper part was not restricted to be longer. The bigger size lead to a stronger, longer range bow, than that of the Germanic tribes of Europe. This way they could simply shoot down their enemies, before they could use they bows. The assymmetry however lead to less accuracy, which was slightly improved by the fact that it was a composite bow. The Hungarian bow is an improvement of the Hun bow.

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\n*The hun bow and other traditional bows\n