"A Long History of Japanese Women Warriors" Topic
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Tango01 | 23 Mar 2023 8:39 p.m. PST |
"Long before the term "samurai" came into usage, Japanese fighters were skilled with the sword and spear. These warriors included some women, such as the legendary Empress Jingu, who lived between approximately 169 and 269 A.D. Linguistic purists point out that the term "samurai" is a masculine word; thus, there is no "female samurai." Nonetheless, for thousands of years, certain upper-class Japanese women have learned martial skills and participated in battles right alongside the male samurai…" Main page
link Armand
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miniMo | 01 May 2023 9:47 p.m. PST |
Just spotted this — a useful link, thanks Armand! I've already been collecting some female fighters to add to the Genpei War DBA armies in progress. |
Tango01 | 27 May 2023 8:13 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami… Armand
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