Six Things You Didn’t Know About the Samurai Warrior!
Six unique facts you didn’t know about the samurai warrior.
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Samurai Warriors Weren’t Just Men:
The women in the Samurai Class played an important role. While the men were off to battle the women were in charge of protecting the homes and looking after the family. The women were also trained in martial arts and skilled in the use of the naginata, a type of lance. Sometimes the women would fight alongside the men in battle. One of the most famous female warriors was Tomoe Gozen, wife of Minamoto Yoshinaka. She fought bravely against the Taira clan during the Gempei War and was hailed as a gifted archer and swordswoman
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Samurai Warriors Used Incense
Samurai Warriors, as a ritual before battle, would burn incense in their helmet so if they were be-headed during battle they would still smell sweet.
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How They Tested New Swords
The Samurai Warrior tested their new swords by hanging their be-headed victims from a tree and performing 16 unique cuts systematically on the body.
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Loyalty Beyond Measures
The Samurai were loyal to their family, Overlord and Bushido (their code/way of living)
They were so loyal to their Overlord over everything else including family. To take ones own life for well being of the Overlord was known as a great honour. -
Samurai’s Named Their Swords
The Samurai would give names to their swords as they believe in the sword lived their warrior spirit.
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Samurai Were Wealthy
The Samurai People were of noble birth and had a great amount of wealth. They owned lots of land and rice and had their own servants. At a certain period Samurai warriors were allowed to be-head a commoner if they offended them.
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Amy
On October 8, 2007 at 5:36 am
A fascinating article about a fascinating group of people!
Peter
On May 10, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I personally thought that it was very informal
Asmaa
On December 21, 2008 at 10:46 am
That was six things I did know about Samurai’s.
Brief, yet informative.
steven
On January 29, 2009 at 11:50 am
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On March 11, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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