For centuries the national sport of archery has been enjoyed by Mongolian men and women, young and old: in fact it is not known which came first for the steppeland residents of Central Asia - the wheel or the bow. Thanks to the long shooting range of their bows, Mongolian warriors were out of danger while showering the enemy on tall fortress walls with lots of arrows. There is a memorable inscription on the Chingis Khan Stone, a inscribed monument dating back to the early 13th Century. It says that in 1225, a Mongolian archer, Esukhei, took part in a warriors' competition, hitting the target from a distance of 335 ald (which means that the bow's shooting range which was in excess of half a kilometre). When preparing for a campaign, every mediaeval Mongolian warrior would carry a spear, sabre, halberd and cudgel, plus two or three spare quivers with 30 arrows in each. There were several kinds of arrows differing in weight, length, thickness and design. Some were meant for powerful bows -- their tips were 15 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. They were capable of piercing thick armour. There were also short and long-range, double-tipped, signal, incendiary and whistling arrows (with holes in the tips to produce a sharp whistle in flight to terrorize the enemy.) Ten natural materials were used to manufacture ancient bows including birch bark, fish glue, bamboo, deer antlers, natural silk threads and animal tendons. Archery competitions were among the Mongols' traditional amusements at ...
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