Identifier: saitomusashibobe01debe (find matches)
Title: Saito Musashi-bo Benkei : tales of the wars of the Gempei, being the story of the lives and adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the warrior monk
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)
Subjects: Minamoto, Yoshitsune, 1159-1189 Benkei, d. 1189?
Publisher: Yokohama : J.S. De Benneville
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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waka besidehim roused him up. Throwing down the halberd heagain drew his sword. One vicious sweep after anothermissed its mark. Benkei fought well. Too near the sideof the bridge, and missing his mark, he sank his sworddeep into the wooden beams. Before he could withdrawit Ushiwaka leaped at him giving him a severe kick in the * A modest eighteen feet. Japanese gates (moti) are lofty structuresof twenty to forty feet or more in height. t Hi no maru gunsen. The frames were of iron: used by highmilitary officers in ancient times (Brinckleys Diet). As to Ushiwakassword, that lie should cling to it is natural. Minamoto Mitsunaka(912-997 A.D.) had two of these famous weapons, forged by a smith inChikuzen, who fasted for a week and then spent seventy days in theforging of the weapons. These were hereditary treasures of the SeiwaGenji, and had names—Higekiru and Hizamaru. So likewise had theother militant family—the Taira. Their weapons were called Kogarasnand Nukemaru. (Ariga) II. p. 3.
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BENKEI AND USHIWAKA AT THE QOJO BRIDGE. BENKEI MEETS USHIWAKA-MARU. 331 forehead. Struck in this vital spot Benkei lost his sightand fell to the ground. Ushiwaka picked up the swordand lightly leaped up on the rail, some nine feet high.Oh! you miserable fellow! You wretched fencer!(Benkei writhed at this). You challenge me to get mysword and here I have yours. Shame on you, dressed ina priests robe. Come ! Be off with you ! Try to get atleast a little better set of morals to correspond to yourdress. As for your weapon it is too wretched a thing forme to keep from you, even if I could do such a thing.He examined it; then bending it threw it back to Benkei.Benkei, more ashamed and confused than defeated pickedit up, straightened the weapon in a way, and started totl rust it into the scabbard as if about to make off; butas Ushiwaka sprang down he turned quickly and made aswift slice at him. In a trice Ushiwaka was back on thetop of the bridge rail. This was too much for Benkei.God or ten

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