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I, Brian · 9th April 2004, 10:41 PM

I'd have to look it up - but I've got a feeling that the crossbow originated in China. I believe it moved to Europe in the late Middle Ages - and was denounced by the Papacy. Why? Because it empowered the untrained peasant with the ability to kill trained noblemen.

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I, Brian Brian G. Turner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK: SCOTLAND: Posts: 8,072 Blog Entries: 11	Re: 'Shock as arrow is shot through bonnet of car' I'd have to look it up - but I've got a feeling that the crossbow originated in China. I believe it moved to Europe in the late Middle Ages - and was denounced by the Papacy. Why? Because it empowered the untrained peasant with the ability to kill trained noblemen.