Legends and Stories around the Japanese Sword
Legends and Stories around the Japanese Sword In the last years and decades several publications and translations on the subject of the Japanese Sword have been published in the West. The aim of this…
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Legends and Stories around the Japanese Sword
In the last years and decades several publications and translations on the subject of the Japanese Sword have been published in the West. The aim of this publication is now to bring the reader closer to the role the Japanese sword - the nihont - played in the warrior class and the Japanese society, namely by the means of legends, stories, and anecdotes on famous swords and their swordsmiths, embedded in an explanation of the background and other relevant facts. In this way, the historical background, the characteristics of the blades, smiths, and schools, as well as the art of sword forging, and the sword fittings were introduced and explained.
The aim was to obtain a balance In the end, the reader should have an idea about the high value that was placed on this proverbial legendary weapon that span than a thousand years of Japanese history (and even still today as an object of art).
Japanese Sword
Craft of the Japanese Sword
Japanese Sword Fighting
Japanese Sword Mounts