The rise of the Mongols can be partially attributed to the good range and power of the bows of Genghis Khan's hordes. Its use by the Mongol horde allowed massed individuals on horseback to raid from Vienna to China's pacific shores and Genghis Khan even reached the Korean peninsula in 1218, thanks to the relatively short length of recurve bows, with which archers could maneuver while seated on their mount. The Turkish archer used recurve bows, which were manufactured from laminates of wood glued with animal tissue like horn and sinew, to great destructive effect during the reign of the Ottomans. The standard weapon of Roman imperial archers was a composite recurve, and the stiffening laths (also called siyah in Arabic/Asian bows and szarv (horns) in Hungarian bows) used to form the actual recurved ends have been found on Roman sites throughout the Empire, as far north as Bar Hill Fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. this is precisely the kind of bow mentioned by Homer, Odyssey xxi, which none of Penelope's suitors could bend, called καμπυλα τοξα in the state of rest but τοξον παλιντονον, the recurved bow when prepared for use." And sometimes I have known it, when bent, to start aside, - regain its quiescent position, to my no small danger. ġ9th century Bible scholar Adam Clarke pointed out that "If a person, who is unskillful or weak, attempt to recurve and string one of these bows, if he take not great heed, it will spring back, and regain its quiescent position and, perhaps, break his arm. Perhaps the most ancient written record of the use of recurved bows is found Psalm 78:57 ("They were turned aside like a deceitful bow" KJV), which is dated by most scholars to the eighth century BC. The recurve bow spread to Egypt and much of Asia in the second millennium BC.
Recurve bows made out of composite materials were used by, among other groups, the Persians, Parthians, Sarmatians, Scythians, Alans, Dacians, Cumans, Hyksos, Magyars, Huns, Bulgars, Greeks, Turks, Mongols, Koreans and Chinese. įurther information: Composite bow, Mounted archery, and Adhesive § History An unstrung recurve bow can have a confusing shape and many Native American weapons, when separated from their original owners and cultures, were incorrectly strung backwards and destroyed when attempts were made to shoot them. Extreme recurves make the bow unstable when being strung. Recurved limbs also put greater stress on the materials used to make the bow, and they may make more noise with the shot. A recurve will permit a shorter bow than the simple straight limb bow for given arrow energy, and this form was often preferred by archers in environments where long weapons could be cumbersome, such as in brush and forest terrain, or while on horseback.
A recurve bow stores more energy and delivers energy more efficiently than the equivalent straight-limbed bow, giving a greater amount of energy and speed to the arrow. In archery, a recurve bow is one of the main shapes a bow can take, with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung. 2008 Olympic gold medallist Viktor Ruban holds two recurve bow specimens while in competition at the 2012 Olympic Games
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