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Japanese Folklore: A Miraculous Sword

About El Ano 110 BC lived a brave prince, known in history as the Japanese “Yamato-Dake no Mikoto. (1) El Gran era UN Guerrero, Como Su Hijo era de Quien Se Dice Haber Side marido La Emperatriz Jingo – Supongo Que Segundo UN, Porque No podría Haber Side El Emperador, Que FUE asesinado antes de la Conquista de la Emperatriz Korean. But it does not really matter to my story, which is simply attached to the legend known as the miraculous sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi (sword cutting the grass), there as one of the three sacred treasures, as well as providing one of the parents of the Son in the imperial family. He holds a sword in Atsuta Shrine in Owari Province.

-Dake Mikoto was not successful in all events in the repression of revolutionaries known as Kumaso on the island of Kyushu. Being a man of energy and has great strength-trained people, he decided to remove the revolutionaries in the north-east coast.

Before I begin, Yamato-Dake Mikoto did not think he should go to Ise for worship in the temple to pray for divine help, and ask her aunt who lived nearby. Yamato-Dake the last five or six days with his aunt the Princess Yamato-hime, who announced their intention to submit the rebels. She presented her greatest treasure – a wonderful sword – and with flint and tinder.

Before leaving his nephew Yamato Hime no Mikoto, said: “The sword of the most valuable thing I can give you and keep you safe from all dangers. Thus, the value because it is one of the sacred treasures.”

(Legend says that the era of the gods Susanoo no Mikoto, once found an old man and a woman weeping bitterly because of the eight giant snakeheads had devoured the seven daughters, and it remains that “One who felt safe, head of the snake Eighth take. Susanoo no Mikoto, was asked if that would give his daughter if he killed the snake, he accepted with pleasure. Susanoo eight buckets filled with sake, wine, and put them where snakes are likely, and in hiding nearby, waiting for events . monster came, and eight heads of eight drank buckets of love, and became, of course, drunk. Susanoo then ran and cut the beast.’s tail was found with a sword – the sword and the famous “miracle” Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the sword of our grass sharply story.)

After bidding farewell to Yamato Hime no Mikoto, the prince left, which provides the province of Suruga, on the east coast until he found what he heard, as a result of the turbulent state, and C is where he met his first sign of danger, and that his enemies set a trap for him the knowledge that he loved to hunt.

There were some great height of the plains in the province of Suruga, where now stands the village mura Yaitsu means’ ( ‘fields burned Yaita’). It was decided, the rebels that they should go ask Yamato-Dake to go hunting, and they scatter and hide in the grass, while management must fit in your breast, he stood up and kill him. Accordingly, it is sent to the Yamato-Dake believable and intelligent man, who said there were many deer in the meadows. I’m going to hunt them? The man offered to act as a guide.

The invitation was tempting, and the country was found less rebellious than I expected, the prince agreed.

By morning the prince, and bring to hunting bow, took his sword, which he gave his aunt the Princess Yamato. The day was windy, and it is believed the rebels, who, as a reed were so dry that it would be safer and less dangerous for them, prairie fire, as he was sure that the hunting guide Prince – the wind and the grass was fired if the flame works correctly with lightning speed to it, and it is absolutely safe for them.

Yamato-Dake did what they expected. He went quietly, without any suspicion. Suddenly the reeds fire in the front and sides of it. Prince realized that he was betrayed. Traitor Manual disappeared. The prince was in danger of suffocation and death. The smoke is dense and suffocating, was launched with the speed and loud noise.

Yamato-Dake was trying to run for the only empty, but it was already too late. Then he began to mow the grass with a sword in order to prevent the fire reached him. He discovered that the address had been reduced by the sword, the wind Shifted to that address. If North had been reduced, the wind shifted to the South and to prevent the fire closer, if the wind turned north, and so on. Seizing the opportunity, “Yamato-Dake reprisals from their enemies. He set fire to the tinder of his aunt, and where there was no fire lit in the reeds, mow the lawn, in the direction you want to fire. Starting therefore point to point, he succeeded in the return of the ball of his enemies and destroy them all.

It is important that the existence of a sword, said that this sword at Atsuta, Owari Province, the main celebration in her honor held on June 21 of each year.

Thus, “Yamato-Dake no Mikoto was the province of Sagami. Search for things to calm there, took a boat to pass Kazusa Province, accompanied by a woman who loved her deeply, which gave him the title of Hime (Princess), because Yamato-Dake range. His name was Tachibana. She was more than ten miles from shore when a terrible storm. The boat was threatening to fall.

“That said Tachibana Hime is the work of the sea goddess, the thirst for life. I’ll give you my, my lord, perhaps you can ease your safety, before they crossed the sea of bad.”

Without warning, Tachibana Hime jumped into the sea and the waves closed over his head with dismay and pain of all and break the heart of the Yamato-Dake.

As expected Tachibana Hime, the goddess of the sea became calm. Wind down, calm water and the boat reached the safety of Kazusa Province. Yamato-Dake went Ezo, the suppression of uprisings in the lane.

Several years later, accompanied by several of its former leaders, he was back in the side of a hill in the province of Sagami mean the place where the poor Tachibana Hime gave his life by jumping into the sea prince looked sadly at sea, and three times cried, with tears flowed down her cheeks — even if he was brave – Waya’Azuma! (Oh, my dear wife!), And eastern Japan, about half of that time called “Azuma

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