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(The Mainichi (Japan))   Iron longsword, bronze mirror unearthed from ancient tomb by archaeologists, who suspect sword was 7.5 feet long for ritualistic reasons. And so began the hauntings   (mainichi.jp) divider line
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    More: Strange, Tumulus, Archaeology, Kofun period, Sword, Kofun, Japan, Mound, 4th century  
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921 clicks; posted to STEM » on 26 Jan 2023 at 9:46 PM (9 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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vudukungfu [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 7:37:44 PM  
Goddammnit. What farking ritual?
Drtfa, but stop with the bullshiat "ritual" bullshiat if you dont farking know.
A 7 foot sword? No problem.
Drtfa but a two hander could easily be 7 foot. If a man can be a 6' 5 " warrior, he can have a big sword made if he farking wants. He's a big boy.

Jesus farking Christ.

How many rituals involve swords anymore outside of fraternal societies with their letter opener toad stickers?

Here, this. I would carry this into battle, and I'm only 5 10.
76 1/2" total length.
I'm quite comfortable with it.

And worth every cent in a blade fight.

For ritual slaughter.
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 10:12:07 PM  
vudukungfu:

The three treasures of Shinto are the mirror, the sword, and the jewel. They were brought out to ... anoint? coronate? the new emperor in the traditional ceremony.  So that's one.
 
indy_kid
2023-01-26 10:19:08 PM  
That's a lot of iron to be burying. Had to be someone of great importance.
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 10:25:37 PM  

indy_kid: That's a lot of iron to be burying. Had to be someone of great importance.


It's in a kofun, Japan's version of pyramids.

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These weren't constructed for just anybody
 
oopsboom
2023-01-26 10:26:02 PM  
everything i learned about japan i learned from anime

that seems like a reasonable sword length for a 5'2" woman
or a 12y/o child

both of whom would wield it while jumping 30 feet through the air and slicing demons in half
 
No Catchy Nickname
2023-01-26 10:42:11 PM  
Here's a link to an Asahi Shimbun artlcle which includes an X-ray photo of the blade, along with other pictures:
https://www.asahi.com/articles/photo/AS20230124003936.html?iref=pc_photo_gallery_1
 
Theeng
2023-01-26 10:53:35 PM  

No Catchy Nickname: Here's a link to an Asahi Shimbun artlcle which includes an X-ray photo of the blade, along with other pictures:
https://www.asahi.com/articles/photo/AS20230124003936.html?iref=pc_photo_gallery_1


Rad, thank you for that.
 
Therion [TotalFark]
2023-01-26 11:00:34 PM  
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I <3 big swords this much!
 
karl2025
2023-01-26 11:09:19 PM  
Did they find a skull with snake skeletons coming out of it nearby?
 
RedVentrue
2023-01-26 11:15:08 PM  

vudukungfu: Goddammnit. What farking ritual?
Drtfa, but stop with the bullshiat "ritual" bullshiat if you dont farking know.
A 7 foot sword? No problem.
Drtfa but a two hander could easily be 7 foot. If a man can be a 6' 5 " warrior, he can have a big sword made if he farking wants. He's a big boy.

Jesus farking Christ.

How many rituals involve swords anymore outside of fraternal societies with their letter opener toad stickers?

Here, this. I would carry this into battle, and I'm only 5 10.
76 1/2" total length.
I'm quite comfortable with it.

And worth every cent in a blade fight.

For ritual slaughter.


It's a 7.5 ft. Japanese Iron sword. You can't get the same strength or light weight that you can with steel, especially with 4th century technology. Probably very heavy. Maybe useful in beheading
 
dericwater [BareFark]
2023-01-27 2:10:14 AM  
Was it an enchanted +3 longsword and a magic mirror to repel against cockatrices? Did they also find a scroll of fire and an yellow amulet, or a +2 ring of power?
 
WelldeadLink
2023-01-27 2:25:17 AM  
"I wouldn't touch that with a 7 foot sword. Which is why this is 7.5 feet."
 
nyan9mm
2023-01-27 2:33:29 AM  

oopsboom: everything i learned about japan i learned from anime

that seems like a reasonable sword length for a 5'2" woman
or a 12y/o child

both of whom would wield it while jumping 30 feet through the air and slicing demons in half


They would also push off walls post jump, and energy of some sort would arc out of the blade, making it able to cut through stuff the size of a small hill.
 
AppleOptionEsc
2023-01-27 2:47:31 AM  

nyan9mm: oopsboom: everything i learned about japan i learned from anime

that seems like a reasonable sword length for a 5'2" woman
or a 12y/o child

both of whom would wield it while jumping 30 feet through the air and slicing demons in half

They would also push off walls post jump, and energy of some sort would arc out of the blade, making it able to cut through stuff the size of a small hill.


Only to find out it wasn't your sword cutting that small hill, it was my spiritual pressure.
 
WelldeadLink
2023-01-27 3:01:49 AM  

AppleOptionEsc: nyan9mm: oopsboom: everything i learned about japan i learned from anime

that seems like a reasonable sword length for a 5'2" woman
or a 12y/o child

both of whom would wield it while jumping 30 feet through the air and slicing demons in half

They would also push off walls post jump, and energy of some sort would arc out of the blade, making it able to cut through stuff the size of a small hill.

Only to find out it wasn't your sword cutting that small hill, it was my spiritual pressure.


The fools released the mummy.
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 3:49:27 AM  

WelldeadLink: AppleOptionEsc: nyan9mm: oopsboom: everything i learned about japan i learned from anime

that seems like a reasonable sword length for a 5'2" woman
or a 12y/o child

both of whom would wield it while jumping 30 feet through the air and slicing demons in half

They would also push off walls post jump, and energy of some sort would arc out of the blade, making it able to cut through stuff the size of a small hill.

Only to find out it wasn't your sword cutting that small hill, it was my spiritual pressure.

The fools released the mummy.


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It's okay.  This is the mummy.
 
LoneVVolf [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 7:52:29 AM  
Sephiroth cosplay.
 
dryknife [BareFark]
2023-01-27 8:30:48 AM  
Where's my sword?

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