By lyuesword | 18 June 2021 | 1 Comments
Legendary Origin of the Sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi
The history of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi extends into a legend based on Kojiki (also Furukotofumi), an early chronicle of Japanese myths, songs, legends, and more. According to the legend, Susanoo, the god, met a grieving family in Izumo Province. This family of Kunitsukami, the gods of the land, was headed by Ashinazuchi. Susanoo asked Ashinazuchi as to why the family is grieving. Ashinazuchi then told the god that they were being terrorized by an eight-headed serpent called Yamata no Orochi. He also told Susanoo that the serpent had already consumed his seven daughters, yet still aiming for their eight-daughter, Kushinada-hime.
Consequently, the god, Susanoo, had thought of a plan to defeat the serpent. However, in return, he asked to marry Ashinazuchi’s daughter, Kushinada-hime. After they have come into an agreement, Susanoo temporarily transformed Kushinada-hime into a comb to be his company during the battle. Susanoo then detailed his plan into steps and instructed to place rice wines behind the fence of the eight gates. When the serpent took the bait and entered its eight heads on the eight gates, Susanoo began cutting each of the serpent’s heads.
After he cut off each of the serpent’s heads, he also does the same on its tail. However, when he was about to cut the fourth tail of the serpent, Susanoo had discovered a sword inside its body. He then named the sword Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, and presented it to Amaterasu, the goddess, as a gift of apology.
Subsequently, Yamato used the sword during a hunting expedition by a treacherous warlord. During that time, the warlord had ignited the grass and trapped Yamato in the field. In addition to the evilness of the warlord, he also killed Yamato’s horse to prevent him from escaping. Fortunately, it was also during that time when Yamato discovered the magical ability of the sword. He found out that the sword was able to control the wind and used it to his advantage. Yamato also used fire strikers, his other gift, to enlarge the fire and sent it to the warlord’s direction.
Triumphantly, Yamato Takeru renamed the sword into Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (Grass-Cutter Sword), in commemoration of his victory brought by the sword. Later on, Yamato married and went to a battle without his sword. After ignoring his wife’s advice to bring the sword with him, he died in an unexpected battle against a freak.
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