Anwesha Maiti - 8th July 2015.
From Excalibur to the lightsaber, here are some of the most iconic swords on film. With these books, I tried to bring the reader closer to the role of the Japanese sword – the nihontō (日本刀) – it played in the warrior class and the Japanese society, namely by the means of legends, stories, and anecdotes about famous swords and their swordsmiths, embedded in an explanation of the backgrounds and other relevant facts.
The most famous Japanese smiths were active from around 900 to 1450.
11 Famous Swords From History And Mythology That Have Intense Back Stories . Kusanagi – Legendary Japanese sword. Cool Swords In Movies: Famous Blades, Knives, and Katanas on Film – Variety Like in other cultures Japanese swords developed to meet specific challenges on the battlefield. Type: Tachi: Tsukurikomi: Shinogi-zukuri: Nagasa (cm) 83.63: Sori (cm) 3.03: Moto-haba (cm) 3.64: Saki-haba (cm) 1.82: Moto-kasane (cm) Saki-kasane (cm) Mekugi: 1: Nakago By. As we know them today, a Japanese sword (picture above, from The Japanese Sword Index) is a curved, single-edged, folded steel, tempered weapon coming in a variety of lengths. Muramasa - The katana forged by famous swordsmith Muramasa, it was rumored that it was a demonic sword that can curse the wielder to murder people. Japanese folklore.
It also said that the demonic sword rumor was … Can also be considered as Kusanagi-No-Tsurugi (Sword Of Orochimaru). Ame-no-nuhoko – Japanese halberd which formed the first island.