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A '''grandbow''' is an incredibly powerful bow created by attaching an [[Fabrial#Augmenter| augmenter fabrial]] to a large bow.{{book ref|twok|12}} Sometimes called '''Shardbows''' because users typically must be enhanced by the strength of [[Shardplate]].
== Appearance and Functionality ==
The bows are about as tall as a man and have a heavy enough draw-weight that only someone wearing [[Shardplate]] would be able to draw it fully.{{book ref|twok|12}}
== History ==
Grandbows were designed by [[Alethi]] [[artifabrian]]s led by [[Navani Kholin]] during the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|twok|12}} They were often used during [[chasmfiend]] hunts to injure the creatures before the hunters moved in for the final kill. In 1173, [[Highprince]] [[Torol Sadeas]] used a grandbow to attack the chasmfiend that surprised the Alethi during a hunt, while Highprince [[Dalinar Kholin]] as well as [[Adolin]] and King [[Elhokar]] attacked it with their [[Shardblade]]s.{{book ref|twok|13}}
[[Rock]] was able to draw and fire a Grandbow at the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]] and kill [[Meridas Amaram]] after he had joined with [[Yelig-nar]]. He is the only known person to be able to draw a Grandbow without the aid of [[Shardplate]], though he was holding Stormlight at the time.
== Notes ==
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