User:Albert Lento/Ōdachi/Bibliography

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'''"Great Evil-Crushing Blade (Haja-no-Ontachi)". Visit Kudamatsu.'''

This Wiki article is about the Japanese long sword called the Odachi. This sword became popular starting in 1185. This sword was so big that it was not possible to draw it from your waist. Instead samurai would carry it on their backs or carry it in their hands. Later, some samurai would have people to carry the sword for them and before going into combat those people would help them to draw the sword. The Wiki article discusses how they made the Odachi, and the history behind it. The article that I chose in the wiki article is about the Haja-no-Ontachi (Great Evil-Crushing Blade). The Haja-no-Ontachi is the biggest Odachi to have ever been made with a length of 465 cm which is a little over 15 feet. This sword is thought to be the biggest japanese sword in japan. This sword was donated to the Hanaoka Hachiman Shrine in 1859. This article is included in the wiki page because it is a much larger size than most Odachi (Odachi don’t have set parameters however). This adds to the interesting story and history of the Odachi.

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