enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Amakuni - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amakuni

   Amakuni Yasutsuna (天國 安綱) is the legendary swordsmith who supposedly created the first single-edged longsword with curvature along the edge in the Yamato Province around 700 AD. He was the head of a group of swordsmiths employed by the Emperor of Japan to make weapons for his warriors. His son, Amakura, was the successor to his work.

3. Japanese sword - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sword

   Tachi (太刀, "long sword"): A sword that is generally longer and more curved than the later katana, with curvature often centered from the middle or towards the tang, and often including the tang. Tachi were worn suspended, with the edge downward. The tachi was in vogue before the 15th century.

4. Tachi - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachi

   A tachi is a type of sabre-like traditionally made Japanese sword worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Tachi and uchigatana generally differ in length, degree of curvature, and how they were worn when sheathed, the latter depending on the location of the mei (銘), or signature, on the tang.

5. Wodao - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wodao

   He also included a wodao branch in his army alongside branches of other weapons. Another Ming general Li Chengxun (李承勋), in his own revised edition of Jixiao Xinshu of 1588, quoted General Qi as saying that the long sword (believed to be referring to the ōdachi and tachi) was introduced into China during the wokou invasion of the Ming ...

6. Glossary of Japanese swords - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Japanese_swords

   Not to be confused with the tachi (太刀). [30] tachi (太刀) – curved sword with a blade length (nagasa) longer than 60 cm (24 in) and typically 70–80 cm (28–31 in). Worn slung across the hip with the blade edge (ha) facing down. Primarily produced in the kotō period. Not to be confused with the tachi (大刀). [18] [30]

7. Dem Washington pol, 30, pressured aide into relationship and ...

   www.aol.com/news/dem-washington-pol-30-sued...

   A county commissioner in Olympia, Washington has been accused of sexually harassing an underling and pressuring him into dating her — then making him run her errands, buy her things and loan her ...

8. Nagamaki - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagamaki

   The nagamaki was a long sword with a blade that could be 60 cm (24 in) or more and a handle of about equal length to the blade. [3] The blade was single-edged, resembling a naginata blade, but the handle (tsuka) of the nagamaki was not a smooth-surfaced wooden shaft as in the naginata; it was made more like a katana hilt. Even the name ...

9. You can get deals starting at $4 in Amazon's secret ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/you-can-get-deals-starting...

   Whether you have a big yard or a small deck, string lights can add charm and sparkle to your space. This 60-foot string is heavy-duty, dimmable weatherproof and shatterproof.