Wonderful Weapons of History (The Sword of Kusanagi)

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Hello dear friends of steemit, thank you for being present on my blog and accompanying with reading my post. We have arrived on the Friday of legendary weapons, last week publish a post of the Excalibur sword if you have lost the publication I leave the link so you can access the

https://steemit.com/life/@jlufer/wonderful-weapons-of-history-the-sword-of-excalibur

I do not know the customs of their countries, in Argentina on Fridays they are days of chopped cold meats, cheeses, pizzas, a good glass of beers or fernet and as a finishing touch a good Celtic film with a lot of action, swords and shields, from there arises the idea To publish the post of legendary weapons.

Today I want to share with you the legend of the sword of Kusanagi, surfing the web I cross with this beautiful legend, speaks of one of the best known legendary swords throughout history, a beautiful story that begins well.

This legendary Japanese sword has different names and meanings, its original name is "Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi" translated into Spanish means "Sword of rain of the clouds in cluster" another name with which it is known is Tsumugari no Tachi but more Known as "Kusanagi or cutter of grass or sword of the serpent"

This sword holds a great mystery and superstition around it, is said to possess magical powers that can transmit to the person who holds it in their hands, as long as you treat a person with good intentions otherwise will receive adverse and negative effects if Holds the sword without being deserving of its virtue, there are several versions of this legend.


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One of them is the one mentioned in the book of "Kojiki" where it says that a supreme being called "Susanoo" is crossed with a familiar contingent coming from the "province of Koshi" commanded by "Ashi na Zuchi" that are directed to The city of "Izumo".

In a talk between the supreme "Susanoo" and "Ashi na Zuchi" the latter confesses that they are fleeing from a great "eight-headed serpent" who snatched seven of the eight daughters of this family and at this moment the great snake would come after The eighth daughter named "Kushinada".

The supreme "Susanoo" offered to help the family and defeat the monster with eight heads on the condition of marrying Kushinada, to the despair of the family accepted at the same time.

"The God Susanoo" who turned out to be a brave warrior and great strategist ideo an excellent plan to kill the feared "serpent of eight heads" in his well detailed plan I command to realize a room with eight doors and in each doors I place jars of Pints ​​filled with a Japanese drink of strong alcoholic graduation called "sake".

The fearsome snake that did not deprive itself of women and good drinks fell into the trap of the supreme "Susanoo", attracted by the strong aroma that emanated the jugs of the drinks entered a head in each door, after finishing drinking all the jars of "Sano" and become intoxicated "Susanoo" took advantage of the situation and slaughtered each head of the serpent continuing with their tails, in one of them discovered that inside possessed a large sword that I call "Murakumo-no-Tsurugi" Which was given as an offering to the "Amaterasu Goddess".

The sword of "Kusanagi" receives its nickname of "cutter of grass" when "Emperor Keikō" gives the sword to the fearsome warrior "Yamato Takeru" who attended deceived to a "hunting in open field" that in advance was sprayed with tar, When the warrior becomes present and be in the middle of the field this is cremated leaving the warrior totally defenseless, remaining at the mercy of the hungry fire ready to consume his body.

The tranquility of the warrior "Yamato Takeru" and with the help of the sword "Murakakumo no Tsurugui" began to cut the herbs and to avoid so that the fire continued to enlarge, in these circumstances "Yamato Takeru" knew the magical powers of the sword that Except his life.


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The other story corresponds to "ancient Japanese mythology" tells that the "God Susanoonomikoto" in his usual prairie walks crossed with elderly people who lived in a humble wooden hut with his only daughter "called Kusinada Hime" found them devastated And scared to death, when they were consulted from where the great fear came they had no choice but to tell what was happening.

They reported that they were parents of eight female daughters and that the remaining seven were taken to the mountains by a large "eight-headed snake" coming down from the mountains by that date every year. Would take the last daughter they had left, the beautiful "Kusinada Hime"

The "God Susanoonomikoto" took pity on these elders and promised that they would help them, as the day approached the mountain would descend the serpent, performed a spell and turned the beautiful "Kusinada Hime" into a comb and placed in the Your hair to protect it from close up.

The "Supreme Susanoonomikoto" turned out to be a great warrior and a brilliant strategist, I instructed the elders to place a glass of Sake on eight doors, when descending the fearsome serpent and attracted by the aroma of the liquor entered each head in each door, there was Surprised by the warrior who decapitated their heads and their tails in one of them found a sword that I named "Amenomurakumo no Tsurugill"


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Another version corresponds to an ancient God called "Gonses kiluas" was the one who forged the sword with his own fists and granted extraordinary powers to the stock, in an oversight his legendary sword was stolen from his palace. Passing from hand to hand to belong to the staff of the "Imperial Treasures of Japan" This sword is venerated by many people who want them in their power.

This magic sword is secretly guarded in the "shrine of Atsuta" you say that this day and night guarded by brave warriors and who have defended in more than 1370 "robbery attempts" frustrating more of an admirer than I try to have it.


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This way we arrive at the end is this Friday of action with this material of the sword of "Kusanagi" I hope it was to your liking and I wait for you next Friday to read another accounts of legendary weapons.

Enjoy your pizzas, your good glass of beer, fernet or why not a good glass of champagne, health


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I'll wait for you tomorrow to enjoy another account of my land of Corrientes.

José Luis Fernández
Corrientes Argentina


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