
Cao Lỗ (
高 魯, 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
A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an Elasticity (physics), elastic launching device consisting of a Bow and arrow, bow-like assembly called a ''prod'', mounted horizontally on a main frame called a ''tiller'', which is hand-held in a similar f ...
from the claw of a turtle god that can fire 300 arrows in a single shot.
See also
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Âu Lạc
Âu Lạc (chữ Hán: 甌貉 (Peripheral Records/Volume 1:6a): "王既併文郎國,改國號曰甌貉國。""The King then annexed the Văn Lang nation, changed the nation's name to Âu Lạc nation."/甌駱; (Volume 113): "且南方卑濕� ...
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An Dương Vương
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Hồ Nguyên Trừng
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Trần Đại Nghĩa
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Vietnamese engineers
Military engineers
Firearm designers
People from Bắc Ninh province
Ancient Vietnam
Deified Vietnamese people
Vietnamese deities
Vietnamese gods
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