Saturday 30 December 2006

Mysore Damascus sword

Was Damascus sword made of Indian steel? Did wootz steel originate in Mysore?....Mysore wootz steel: Wootz is the anglicized version of ukku in the languages of the states of Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, a term denoting steel. Literary accounts suggest that the steel from the southern part of the Indian subcontinent was exported to Europe, China, the Arab world and the Middle East...Read More