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Samurai Armour
Japan 1980 |
The armour displays I saw in the
Kumamoto Castle were intriguing. My only exposure to armour was from my history classes which focused on the armour worn by knights in England and Europe.
You can learn more about Japanese armour on
Wikipedia.
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Samurai Armour
Japan 1980 |
Beautifully constructed.
ReplyDeleteThis armor is designed to have mean/tough facial expression, which I find interesting. I enjoyed reading through the info on Wikipedia as well. Thanks for the history lesson! It must have been quite a task to connect all the plates of armor to fit a Samurai. Do you suppose men did all this work? Did women have a hand in it?
ReplyDeleteI think it's pretty scary-looking. Can you imagine trying to ride a horse with that stuff on?!
ReplyDeleteVERY COOL!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteWould not like to run into that in a dark alley.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
Amazing and scary!! That would scare the enemy to death! The armour appears to offer a great deal of protection. I wonder how it would hold up to a full-on attack.
ReplyDeleteThat armor seriously creeps me out. It looks so fierce for an inanimate object.
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