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Cao Lỗ

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Statue of Cao Lỗ in Đông Anh district, Hanoi

Cao Lỗ (, also known as Cao Thông, Đô Lỗ, Thạch Thần, or Đại Than Đô Lỗ Thạch Thần) was a Vietnamese weaponry engineer and minister who lived during the reign of King An Dương Vương. According to mythology, he built a crossbow from the claw of a turtle god that can fire 300 arrows in a single shot.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Kelley 2014, p. 88.
  2. ^ Taylor 1983, p. 21.

Bibliography

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  • Kelley, Liam C. (2014). "Constructing Local Narratives: Spirits, Dreams, and Prophecies in the Medieval Red River Delta". In Anderson, James A.; Whitmore, John K. (eds.). China's Encounters on the South and Southwest: Reforging the Fiery Frontier Over Two Millennia. United States: Brills. pp. 78–106.
  • Taylor, Keith Weller (1983). The Birth of Vietnam. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-04428-9.