04-21-2014, 05:32 PM
Back to EVERYONE,
Original thumb rings were made from horn and bronze. I believe bronze ones have been found in Britain. Horn ones have been found on the steppe, India, and at Duro Europa. The Manchu revised the thumb ring into a large normal-shaped ring made from stone, usually jade. Eventually these rings became a status symbol, and emperors wore them.
I get a kick out of this topic-- "New Addiction." Lajos Kassai has been a guru of mounted archery for 20 years, and the Koreans have been doing it for a decade or more. I wouldn't be surprised if the Mongols aren't doing it. Here in the US, there's a mounted archery school in Texas and another in the Cascade Mountains. I think there's a big competition each year at Fort Dodge, and even native Americans participate... still riding with no saddle. ;-)
Original thumb rings were made from horn and bronze. I believe bronze ones have been found in Britain. Horn ones have been found on the steppe, India, and at Duro Europa. The Manchu revised the thumb ring into a large normal-shaped ring made from stone, usually jade. Eventually these rings became a status symbol, and emperors wore them.
I get a kick out of this topic-- "New Addiction." Lajos Kassai has been a guru of mounted archery for 20 years, and the Koreans have been doing it for a decade or more. I wouldn't be surprised if the Mongols aren't doing it. Here in the US, there's a mounted archery school in Texas and another in the Cascade Mountains. I think there's a big competition each year at Fort Dodge, and even native Americans participate... still riding with no saddle. ;-)
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
