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Crossbow shooting

Also known as Balestra

Crossbow shooting: photograph by Bernt Rostad from Oslo, Norway
Photo: Bernt Rostad from Oslo, Norway, CC BY 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Shooters aim crossbows at targets; San Marino keeps a crossbow tradition with historic uniformed shooters.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of San Marino.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mediterranean.

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