That's one screwed up weird looking sword XD
Or as I would say "That is whack." Or the picture of the replica is just bad. Or the replica is bad, either or. >_> <_<
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That's one screwed up weird looking sword XD
Or as I would say "That is whack." Or the picture of the replica is just bad. Or the replica is bad, either or. >_> <_<
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Really interesting, well japanese mythology and history has always been interesting
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this is a very imformative thread.
i love the picture, that's a beautiful sword.
the story of Enma (aka Goku), just watch saiyuki. it's much more interesting than the real story. or reading the real story.
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Yeah, Saiyuki is a commonly shared story in Asian literature. It's been retold many times, with different themes each time. The animated one is silly but nice.
Yeah, I've noticed that a lot of things come out of Japanese mythology in this show, and this thing about the sword is pretty neat. What with "orochi" being a mythical 8-headed serpent. So the sword being pulled out of Orochimaru... Pretty darn neat. ^___^ I wonder, though, since you mention Amaterasu in relation to the sword, if that means Itachi learned that technique "Amaterasu" from him.
highly unlikely. before itachi used amaterasu in the hall ways, the animators purposely zoomed in his eyes closing just like how he performed tsukuyomi. that suggests that it's one of the jutsus performed via mangekyou sharingan.Originally posted by: Halo2298
I wonder, though, since you mention Amaterasu in relation to the sword, if that means Itachi learned that technique "Amaterasu" from him.
Just another reference for the Goku thing, if you watch one of the original 3 Read or Die OVA's (I think it's in the 2nd one?) they encounter a "Rebirth" of a fallen buddhist monk that uses the staff of Goku, as well as riding around on a cloud and breathing fire. While the character himself is not Goku they do fill in the story about the staff and its origin.
As to the sword, pretty cool stuff. I've always found foreign history much more interesting than US history.
That is the Kusanagi.
Is this the sword that Jet Li's character uses in the movie Hero?
the real sword was lost at see and never found so know one really knows what it looks like but the picture i posted was a suposed replica of Kusanagi that was placed at the Temple of Atsuta but there are othersOriginally posted by: Myuki
That is the Kusanagi.
insidentally that pic appears to be some form of bayonet
i read the story journey to the west a few years ago never acttually finished it might go read it againthe story of Enma (aka Goku), just watch saiyuki. it's much more interesting than the real story. or reading the real story.
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Interesting... nice info on the mythology of the sword.
OHH MAN I CAN't wait to watch HERO by Jetli!!! damn canada wont show it yet!!! i'm a jet li fan!! and ohh yeah those swords are cool! i think the kusanagi is the coolest sword ever made in asian mythology because i cant think of any swords... hmm probably the sword of kenshi hehehe
those who live by the sword die by someone with a gun .. hahaha
nice info there, i wonder if some rich collector has already claimed it.
P.S the strongest sword in the world is the dragon saber or the heavens sword, =) jk its just a cool chinese show about swords an shit.
How did Jet Li get into the conversation? I only like Jet Li in modern movies (KOD, Cradle 2 the Grave, Romeo Must Die). He looks weird w/ long hair.
Which of the two sword is actually how the kusanagi look like? I mean, they are totally different.
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Amaterasu is the Goddess of the Sun in Jap. myth... I belive if you look up the "kojiki and nihonshoki" you might find more info on her...
Tsuki-Yomi is the moon god and Susano-o is the storm god...
If you watched blue seed, you'd find something interesting in the Kusanagi sword in Naruto... and it's that blue beadlike thing that Orochimaru wears on his ear and that's embedded in his sword, it looks the same as the "blue seed" in blue seed heh... might be related to the magatama beads that belong to Amaterasu...
My memory is a little hazy on Jap. myth/history so I'm not sure exactly how all these relate, but they do...
As for the goku and monkey king business (Journey to the West), that's like ancient Chinese myth, and is told in Chinese, Korean and Japanese cultures.... It's a very common story that's reused over and over (kinda like the Authur legends, or the Odessey in western culture)
and Hero is a pretty damn good movie
hype looking sword...
nice history on it too
its a legend so nobody knows if the sword existed or not so they interpret the sword in different waysOriginally posted by: Eurasian
How did Jet Li get into the conversation? I only like Jet Li in modern <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=movies&v=56">movies</a> (KOD, Cradle 2 the Grave, Romeo Must Die). He looks weird w/ long <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=hair&v=56">hair</a>.
Which of the two sword is actually how the kusanagi look like? I mean, they are totally different.
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One thing I am curious about is if the sword Orochimaru is shown with in the episode has any visual resemblance to the sword of Kusanagi in myth.
Orochimaru's sword appears more like a Chinese gim in form, yet with a rigid blade. Granted, the legend of Kusanagi predates the true katana form as we know it today, but still I think it would be more 'japanese' in form, if I can say that.
By that, I mean a single edged blade rather than a double-edged, a bit longer than a Chinese gim, (actually I believe the early forms of the nihonto were even longer than modern era katana), with a curved tip rather than a triangular one.
That would make sense, because you read anything about the origins of Japanese sword making you will know that it was imported from china. During the Tan dynasty of China, one of the golden ages of Chinse sword making the Japanese actively hire hundreds of Sword smiths from China to go over to Japan to pass on the Art of sword making. The technique of hammering the edges of the swords into thousands of microscopic folds is also originally from china. Originally before katana style swords were made Japanese royalties carried double edged straight swords imported from China. Also katana style swords were also found on various arch digs in China and are to be made in China. Later on in Histrory during the Chin dynasty (last dynasty in china) Swords were outlawed to be carry by non goverment official which caused a declined in sword smithing, therefore most of the famous sword makers losted their Craft. Inresult most people think only the japanese katanas are well know around the world. Most sword specialists know that Ancient Chinese Sword are often just as good if not even better made than Japanese katanas.
interesting note: Swords discovered in tomb digs from the Tan dyansty have a few incredible properties. They used a form of Chromium alloy plating for anti-rusting which was a technique losted after that period in history and not rediscovered till late 1800's in germany. Another thing is they discoverd sword that had memory metal properties. The swords were found crushed under rocks and bend out of shape, however when pull out they returned to their original form. This is something scientists now have been trying to create but havent succeed ^^
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