Unlike Columbus, who had firearms and reliable contact with Europe, the Vikings had the same weapons as the natives, spears and bows and arrows, and only the slenderest contact with Greenland.

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Some carried machetes, others clubs and still others, bows and arrows.

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In terms of modern warfare your guns are as peashooters would be against bows and arrows.

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Bows and arrows are currently part of the stealth sphere, but crossbows could put a little force behind ranged combat.

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This law provided that "All sorts of men under the age of 40 Years shall have bows and arrows" and practice using them.

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On the Illinois River in Peoria anglers armed with bows and arrows hunt Asian carp that leap high in the air, agitated by the sound of boat engines.

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Among those privileges is Maine's current craze, the hunting of deer with (highly sophisticated) bows and arrows, since guns may not be fired without permission on private land.

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