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> The unknown dude sometime around 2000-1500 BCE No, this unknown dude was far later somewhere in Japan.[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_swordsm
by app4soft 6y ago
> The unknown dude sometime around 2000-1500 BCE
No, this unknown dude was far later somewhere in Japan.[0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_swordsmithing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_swordsmithing
- freddie_mercury 6y agoAt this point in the internet there are literally thousands of Youtube videos, Quora threads, and various other articles debunking the myth of Japanese swords. It is really just another example of the myth of the exotic Orient. Here's one I picked at random to get you started on catching up: https://www.quora.com/Are-Japanese-swords-overrated https://www.quora.com/Are-Japanese-swords-overrated
- tlear 6y agoHis claim is not that it is superior but that there is evidence that this process was discovered in Japan. I never heard that before, not sure what on that wiki page backs that