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
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