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Ceremonial swords, Thailand, 19th century AD

Enormous rodents popping out of holes is no basis for a system of meteorology!

#LadiesInPonds #swords #meteorology #government

This blade is another good example of a medium-sized Japanese sword: made in the 17th century in the style of the cavalry swords of the 14th century, then shortened by cutting away from the base of the blade, leaving about 81 cm / 32" of cutting edge https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27601 #materialCulture #swords #japan

the bare blade of a long, polished, slightly curved single-edged sword silhouetted against darkness

A good open-access book on how Japanese swords got short after 1550 and the Edo Shogunate forbade longer swords in civil life is pages 119-122 of "Art of the Samurai" by Morihiro Ogawa. There were always a few medium-length and long swords but if we think of the short ones as archetype we can fail to see the others. https://www.metmuseum.org/met-publications/art-of-the-samurai-japanese-arms-and-armor-1156-1868 #japan #samurai #materialCulture #swords

Shooting arrows at YouTubers! With @SellswordArts @instructor_bensei and @Tater_the_Bard

https://videovortex.tv/w/mSpXxRxszyVja8se4N41A5

A lot of what we think we know about traditional Japan comes from the Edo period to the early 20th century. Here is a beautiful example of a full-sized war katana with a 35" (89 cm) blade. The Edo shoguns limited the length of sword blades worn in civil life, and the military swords of the 1930s and 1940s kept to the short length. Europeans also had short light versions of their war swords for everyday wear such as smallswords, hangers, and spadroons. #materialCulture #swords #sword

the bare blade, disc handguard (tsuba), handle, and sheath of a curved single-edged sword against a neutral background. The blade is very shiny and has a copper envelope around the base of the blade, the sheath is laquered black.

Bonnacon (ca. 1450), from The Hague, MMW, 10 B 25.

Source: National Library of the Netherlands

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/874939de-b92c-42b0-8535-356ab30611a8

#myth #bestiary #excrement #defecation #smell #legend #swords #shields #art #publicdomain

Did I mention swordfighting?

#screencombat #actor #acting #swords

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivjvut_vG5g

https://unskeep.com/video/Orck7iYoKr_BfeX

Old video from 2016 newly uploaded on my Unskeep account. It's got bagpipe music and a sword dancer.

#sworddancer #swords #performance #attraction #video #videolink

Latvian drag king Vincent Hemingway staging the executions of Putin and Netanyahu (photos: Baltic Drag King Collective)

#netanyahu #putin #bibi #russia #israel #swords #Ukraine #Gaza #genocide #war #drag #dragshow #Latvia #Riga #baltics #baltic #dragking #news #russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #lgbtQIA #lgbt

Drag King with black and white cape styled from keffiyeh and fake moustache raises sword in the air behind a stuffed shirt topped with Netanyahu's face on a chair

Drag King with black and white cape styled from keffiyeh and fake moustache raises head covering and Putin's face with fake blood cascading down

Drag King with black and white cape styled from keffiyeh and fake moustache raises Putin's head next to his fake white torso, fake blood cascading down

Drag King with black and white cape styled from keffiyeh and fake moustache takes bow in front of audience

The Death of Captain Thomas, and Escape of Wyer and Cammett (1841) by Charles Ellms, from The Tragedy of the Seas; or, Sorrow on the Ocean, Lake, and River, from Shipwreck, Plague, Fire and Famine.

Source: Library of Congress / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/dc190f5f-b29e-40c5-8ecf-c9e1fa68fbf3

#water #sails #accidents #disaster #sea #foliage #oceans #swords #shipwrecks #art #publicdomain

I have goosebumps & I'm not even in the room... 🤯🥰 Arms & Armour conservator Ted Hunter shows Adam an actual, genuine "samurai sword", i.e. katana, blade & it's even more beautiful than all the hype surrounding this item would suggest 😻💛

This is obviously "rich people overdoing it" stuff, which Japanese history apparently has a lot of - but godDAMN if it didn't produce some unbelievable pieces of art & craftsmanship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRDVeS5hjwU

#MetMuseum #history #AdamSavage #swords #Tested

"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth."

(Henry David Thoreau, "Walden")

#norway #norge #norwegen #scandinavia #swords #fjord #nature #sea #water #coast #life #travel #travelingnorway #adventure #vacation #north #upnorth #norwegian #roadtrip #bucketlist #norden #norwaynaturure #norwaytoday #norway🇳🇴 #norway_photolovers #norwayraw #norway #norse #norwegen #scandinavia #nature #midsommar #midsummer #finnas

Overcast sky over a serene water body surrounded by rocky cliffs with sparse vegetation. In the distance, small islands are visible and a boat moves through the water. The foreground displays a rocky ledge covered in green moss and low bushes.

Tsuba made of iron with a crayfish in high relief; gold details. (1916) by Georg Oeder, from Japanische Stichblätter und Schwertzieraten.

Source: Boston Public Library / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b9a78ba2-0a87-45de-b2ff-d201df8bb905

#lobsters #japan #samurai #swords #metalwork #design #circular #tsubas #art #publicdomain

Endurance athlete Victoria Seddon, ~1910?

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1583249/endurance-athlete-victoria-seddon-1910

Daisho tsuba made of iron, with openwork round mussels. Gold inlaid details. (1916) by Georg Oeder, from Japanische Stichblätter und Schwertzieraten.

Source: Boston Public Library / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f2928a86-21f4-43b8-b423-9ae135d6c40b

#japan #samurai #shells #swords #metalwork #design #tsubas #art #publicdomain

Does anyone in the #Swords #Dublin area know if there is overnight Fri afternoon to Sat morning parking available near Main street? I phoned Pavilion 'no one is available to take your call'.

"Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.”

(Emma Smith)

#norway #norge #norwegen #scandinavia #swords #fjord #nature #sea #water #coast #life #travel #travelingnorway #adventure #vacation #north #upnorth #norwegian #roadtrip #bucketlist #norden #norwaynaturure #norwaytoday #norway🇳🇴 #norway_photolovers #norwayraw #norway #norse #norwegen #scandinavia #nature #midsommar #midsummer

Rapidly flowing creek surrounded by lush greenery with moss-covered rocks, ferns, and dense forest trees. The foreground features turbulent water while the background shows a densely wooded slope.

I'm reminded that I haven't made a sword angel in 6 or 8 swords. Also, I need to polish my swords.

#swords #quilt #manowar

Nine swords arranged to make a "sword angel." A two-handed montante is arranged vertically, while four longswords and four arming swords are fanned out to make "wings" of a sort. The swords are arranged over a handmade red, black, and grey Manowar quilt incorporating the "Sign of the Hammer" design.

Procesos de trabajo, retomando después de unos meses BELICOS así con mayúscula. Pero soy fuerte y tengo mi arte para sanar 💪

#devilkaty #watercolor #tarot #tarotinspired #dibujo #swords #acuarela

#Swords

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