that he found the dead body in the woods‚ about one hundred fifty meters off the Yamashina stage road. The man died by a single sword-stroke to the chest. The body was lying on its back in a bluish silk kimono and a wrinkled head-dress of the Kyoto style. The blood was already dried up. The bamboo blades had fallen which resulted from a violent battle. He did not find a sword and horse but he found a rope at the foot of a cedar and a comb. The second person to give his testimony was a traveling Buddhist
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In a small village far from any major cities lived a man‚ this man was taught in the ways of the sword ever since he was a young lad. He not only knew how to use a sword but he could also manipulate mana but knew very little in the magical arts. All he knew was mana is in all living creatures but very few could manipulate it to their will. The man in this story is me‚ my name is Rayn and I write this story to chronicle my rise to power. My journey started when I was in my mid twenties and our
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he commands Sir Bedivere to throw his sword‚ Arthur’s magical and trademark object‚ into the lake knowing something would happen. The Lady of the Lake ends up catching it and shaking it three times before pulling it down into the water. According to the University of Michigan’s Dictionary of Symbolism‚ swords are often associated with things that are representative of Arthur such as: power‚ protection‚ authority‚ strength‚ and courage (Portas). Of course swords are also associated with knighthood and
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through the soft forest I find myself in. Slime spews out of the centipede and covers my shirt‚ but I power on shoving my sword through its gut. It slowly begins to turn to dust. Out of its eye sockets‚ two slime green orbs fall. Upon touching my sword they glow brightly and begin to melt into my sword. A new large vein of green intertwines with the old fire red veins of my sword. Slowly it begins to shake. A new item composed of a green emerald beset into a silvery red arm guard with spikes dripping
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her with his sword but it fails to pierce her skin. That’s a good example that he is a hero because knowing that the sword didn’t pierce her skin he throws the sword away and attacks her with his bare hands. Than he sees a sword of enormous size which he immediately grabs. He use sword to kill Grendel’s mother by cutting her head off. Beowulf was a courageous man because he fight that monster with no weapons at the begginig and at the end he kill her.tries to hit her with his sword tries to hit her
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Fafnir clearly remembers his chant‚ and to his surprise some of the words are very familiar to him. He knows the words very well‚ but does not want to believe in his doubts. He looks at Orbus as Fafnir struggles to burn the chains. Numerous dark spheres appear out of thin air. The sphere begin to form and take shape as Orbus molds every single one of them using his hands engulfed with his devilish mastery of the dark arts. The rain weakens as small droplets fall instead of a raging downpour. The
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moulds life according to the times. Violence can only suppress the beliefs of the people. The pen stands for positive and constructive efforts‚ while the sword signifies negative postures and destruction all around. The sword can force them into submission but cannot propagate and idea. Pen can solve many complex issues. The sword can only destroy. Wars have no significance impact on the development of a nation. Writers‚ thinkers and artists created the sprit of the modern world by
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his own‚ which mortally wounds the king. In Tennyson’s version both Mordred and Arthur have swords‚ which in my mind makes the fight a little more fair. Instead of one having a spear and one having a sword. Again in this version Arthur demands that Bedivere throws Excalibur into the lake. Being the only one still standing‚ Bedivere follows his king’s orders. When he reaches the lake the beauty of the sword‚ begins to make him question what good it would be to throws such a wonderful item away. The
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overtime the weapons become much more deadly and lethal. Before reading the book I thought a sword was just a sword‚ however I did not know how many different kinds of swords there were‚ or the great variety of sword to choose from. Some swords are only meant for piercing and some are only meant for cutting‚ there is a long sword‚ a great sword which requires two hands‚ and the falchion which is a specialized sword form intended solely for chopping‚ and is used in one hand only. Also before reading the
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Medieval Europe‚ as were the people that used them. Unlike the European Long sword or Broadsword‚ which were designed to penetrate chainmail and slice your opponent’s limbs off‚ the Katana has a curved one sided blade and is used specifically to inflict injury on your opponent and to deflect blows. According to legend‚ Samurai swords began when Amakuni‚ a master swordsmith‚ (during the Koto period‚ before 1596) wanted to stop swords from snapping easily. He prayed until he had a thought of pure genius
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