Mongol Archery

The Mongols were famed for their horse-archery, much like the Scythians. This seems to have been a trend in the mountainous regions, with the Mongolian and Russian steppes feilding excellent horse archers. The picture opposite shows the famous monoglian mounted archers dating from the time of the mongol conquest.

The archers had a devastating effect across asia and parts of eastern europe, the picture below shows the Mongol Empire at it's height, none of which would have been possible without the Mongol archers.

The Mongol bow was heavily recurved and much smaller than most other bows of the time, giving it a heavy drawstrength and long range, it's size made it perfectly suited to mounted archery.