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Re: bushidobrick teaser #1 Tomoe Gozen
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lugnet.castle.ninja
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Wed, 4 Apr 2001 12:30:17 GMT
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Nice job, Chris. I always did like MOCs with "historical research"
behind it. Japan was always a puzzler to me which is probably what
makes it interesting. In a male dominated society, you have a
woman warrior like Tomoe Gozen - must have been one tough lady.
KK
In lugnet.castle.ninja, Chris Barker writes:
> Tomoe Gozen
> This samurai woman was known for her skill with the bow and nagatina and
> for her bravery in battle. Tomoe Gozen lived during the Gempei Wars in
> the late 12th century. In the battle of Awazu she was able to take
> several enemy heads and hold off the enemies long enough for her husband
> Kiso Yoshinaka to have time to prepare for seppuku. Some stories say
> she died in this battle, but some say she lived out her remaining days
> as a Buddhist nun. Note that "gozen" is a title for the wife of a bushi
> (warrior) not an actual name.
>
> A small battle scene is at
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=40145
> I have not processed Kiso's seppuku shots yet, but I'll eventually add
> em up as another teaser.
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| Hey, I just did a simple but pleasing MOC last night for bushidobrick and here is a teaser: Tomoe Gozen This samurai woman was known for her skill with the bow and nagatina and for her bravery in battle. Tomoe Gozen lived during the Gempei Wars in (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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