5. Kusangi-no-Tsurugi

5. Kusangi-no-Tsurugi

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    Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (is a legendary Japanese sword as important to Japan’s history as Excalibur is to Britain’s, and is one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan. It was originally called Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (“Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven”) but its name was later changed to the more popular Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (“Grass Cutting Sword”).

It was discovered from the body of a giant serpent. In the reign of the XII Emperor, the sword was gifted to Yamato Takeru, who was led into an open grassland as a trap by a warlord. The plan was to ignite the grass and burn Yamato to death. In desperation, Yamato started cutting the grass with his sword and discovered to his amazement that he could control the wind. Using this power, Yamato expanded the fire in the direction of his enemies, defeating them. It was after this incident that Yamato named the sword as “Grasscutter Sword”. Yamato was later killed in a battle by a monster when he ignored his wife’s advice to take theGrasscutter sword with him. The moral of the story: Always listen to your wife. However, In The Tale of the Heike, a collection of oral stories transcribed in 1371, the sword is lost at sea after the defeat of the Heike clan in the Battle of Dan-no-ura, a naval battle that ended in the defeat of the Heike clan forces and the child Emperor Antoku at the hands of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. In the tale, upon hearing of the Navy’s defeat, the Emperor’s grandmother led the Emperor and his entourage to commit suicide by drowning in the waters of the strait along with the three Imperial Regalia, including Kusanagi. Although the Minamoto troops managed to stop a handful of them and recovered two of the three regalia, Kusanagi was said to have been lost forever.

3. Flaming Sword

3. Flaming Sword

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A flaming sword is a sword glowing with flame by some supernatural power. Flaming swords have existed in legend and myth for thousands of years. According to the Bible, a Cherub with a flaming sword was placed by God at the gates of Paradise after Adam and Eve were banished from it (Genesis 3:24).

“He placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims,
and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the
way of the tree of life.”  Genesis 3:24

Eastern Orthodox of Christianity tradition says that from the time Jesus was born, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for humanity to re-enter Paradise.

2. Nasril (Andúril)

2. Nasril (Andúril)

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In J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional prehistory of the world (Arda), Narsil was the sword of King Elendil of the Dúnedain who used it in the War of the Last Alliance against Sauron, the sword in a later age was reforged as Andúril. It appears in The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.

Elendil, however, was killed during the battle and Narsil was broken in shards. His son Isildur then used the hilt-shard of Narsil to cut the One Ring from the finger of Sauron, thus defeating and vanquishing him. The shards of Narsil were passed on as heirloom, until the sword was reforged during the War of the Ring and handed over to Aragorn, who renamed it as Anduril (Sindarin for “The Flame of the West”) Aragorn receiving the sword was an action recognizing him as an heir of Isildur and the rightful king of Gondor. It is also referred to as ‘the swordthat was broken’.

Useful Tips to Collect Japanese Swords

                                              

        Useful Tips to Collect Japanese Military Swords

    When we talk about weapons which have played their massive role during the wars than the name of Japanese military swords often strikes our mind. This strong, robust and hard-wearing steel weapon has its own unique value and from the day the humans put their first step in the carving world they have always given foremost significance to the swords. All different countries have their own military swords which are to be used during the warring ground in a same way Japanese have also a wide ranging variety of military swords. Let’s have a brief look over some of their Japanese military swords in order to help the people to know more about them.

Japanese military swords have been by made with the help of blades which was commonly imported from other countries but this is not in case of Japanese. There Japanese military swords are made up of special art methods which involves heating, folding and then finally hammering them to give them a unique shape. This whole longer lasting procedure includes the hard work and devotion of millions of workers and devoted labors. The material used in the blades of swords are considered to be the most stronger one because the steel passes through the heating process which makes it much tougher and removes all the flaws from the blade. However until World War II all the Japanese swords were made with the help of hands but with the increase in the scientific developments the swords began to be produce by using special machines. But unfortunately as the American military swords gain a name in the world and began to be recognized the Japanese military swords start losing its place and hence the Japanese ahs to replace the strong blade military words with such swords which were made up of low quality. But as several wonderful developments have taken place in this world. And similarly whole world has been transform into global village in a same way the Japanese also change themselves and their military weapon too. Now these military weapon are no longer sue dup during the war because its they have been replace by some unique and newly made machinery and automatic weapons.

At the end no doubt that Japan has not much importance than the American but still its Japanese military swords and their role in the warring world have always moved step by step with American military words.