History of Samurai

Introduction

Samuraian history is full of mighty battles and the use of sheer power to puit down the enemy. Samurai were supposed to live life like a warrior, using different weapons. This paper analyses diefefrnt aspecst of te Samutraian life and creates an understanding about what made them so mighty and influential in their domains.

History of Samurai

Samurai warriors is a story of the premodern Japan, where the use of sheer force, might and power dictated how the Japnese could live their lives. In ancient Japan, Samurai were a courageous group of anicient warriors. They were also loyal to their leader, repeatedly following him into death (Farris, p.180).

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Soldiers for Hire

More than 1,200 years ago Samurai were hired by the government and fought only for its profit. Instead of swords, six-foot bows and arrows were their weapons of choice. These soldiesr nad warrirors were especially hired by the government to conquer the insurmountables.

Born To Be Samurai

From the 1600s, being Samurai was a birthright. Children of Samurai sons and daughters were Samurai themseleves, too. It was considered a feat to be a Samnurai in order to have dominance in the society. This Samurai were loyal to a landowner called a Daimyo. All the domains were accountable to the country's Samurai military leader, the Shogun (Philip, Randall, p. 369). Samurai training for boys often started with wooden swords when the boys were just six years old. When they got older, training could include marching barefoot in the snow.

End of an Era

In the mid-1800s, the ruling Shogun overthrown and lost their might and powers. This also resulted in the abolityion of the Samuraian class. The Era was marked by the end of Samurai period when they were no lonefr in charge of the ruling classes.

Armour All

Samurai armour, made of overlapping leather scales, called Lamellae, laced together with cords were a typical dress for the mighty warriors. Many helmets, called Kabuto, were more like elaborated Halloween masks. Some had giant horns called kuwagata, and others had animal-hair moustaches and beards. They sometimes attached to scary faceplates called Mengu.

Fighting Power

Over the centuries, Samurai fought with various weapons:

six-foot bow made from bamboo; arrows called “yo”

katana- long, curved sword sharp enough to cut a person in half

sharp blades used for close fighting, sometimes used on the battlefield to take one's own life to maintain the honour after losing a battle or to show loyalty by following a leader into death

curved blade fixed to a pole

long rake which was used to heave an opponent off his horse

Samurai has a sword, adept at martial arts, which refers to the Japanese Samurai lords, etc. these warriors used these weapons to conquer the opponent, snatch or dominate his power and win the battle using their own force. Japanese land on the ethos, was raised in a difficult situation since the ancient times. This was because the sea refrained the warriors to attack te oppnonets in a very forceful manner and restricted their mobility (Philip, Randall, p. ...