John Lindsey
26th May 2000, 04:36
Taken from the book: The Sword and the Same by Henri Joly, 1913 edition.
Dai sho (pair of swords). In the first year of Genko there was a war and some of the soldiers carried THREE swords : two tachi and a kogatana. It had happened also in very ancient times, but the custom had been dropped. In Kenkiu III., Yoritomo became Sei tai Shogun, and all military people in his service were allowed I carry swords, and received the title Bujin , and their swords we called Bu Tachi. In Daiyei I., when Ashikaga Yoshiharu became Shogun, his laws were not observed, and many Daimyo were fighting each other: By that time it was a common custom for the servants of Buke to carry two swords when in attendance upon their master The war lasted eight years and even common people went about with two swords.
Dai sho (pair of swords). In the first year of Genko there was a war and some of the soldiers carried THREE swords : two tachi and a kogatana. It had happened also in very ancient times, but the custom had been dropped. In Kenkiu III., Yoritomo became Sei tai Shogun, and all military people in his service were allowed I carry swords, and received the title Bujin , and their swords we called Bu Tachi. In Daiyei I., when Ashikaga Yoshiharu became Shogun, his laws were not observed, and many Daimyo were fighting each other: By that time it was a common custom for the servants of Buke to carry two swords when in attendance upon their master The war lasted eight years and even common people went about with two swords.