This paper seeks to outline the current social phenomena in Hungary that generated an emotionally driven interest in the ancient Magyar bow. A summary of the most important data known from the archaeological record is given in order to... more
This paper seeks to outline the current social phenomena in Hungary that generated an emotionally driven interest in the ancient Magyar bow. A summary of the most important data known from the archaeological record is given in order to introduce available sources and their information value regarding the prospects, limits and challenges of the reconstruction of the Magyar bow. Former reconstructions and products sold on the market are also discussed. The major topic of the paper is to present the actual bow reconstruction from the cemetery Magyarhomorog-Kónyadomb (10-11th century A.D.) with a detailed description of the archaeological material used as a basis in the process. The reverse engineering process of the reconstruction, various manufacturing observations and know-how are given by P. Bencsik bowyer, co-author.