Note 271 — XXXVIII WEAPONS FOR OFFENSE AND DEFENSE
Laurence Marcellus Larson translation
Little seems to be known about the hornbow. Captain Blom finds it mentioned in the Latin sources as balista cornea or balista cum cornu. Aarböger for nordisk Oldkyndighed, 1867, 100-101. Falk believes that it was a bow which was reinforced on the inner side with horn. Altnordische Waffenkunde, 91-92.