A Nara School Kozuka. Japan, Edo Period, 19th century. Crest: Prince Koriyama of Yamato Decorated with incised swastikas in squares, squares with nanako ground and a diamond quatrefoil, the crest of the Koriyama clan of Yamato province.
A Kozuka is the small knife stored in Kozuka Hitsu (groove of the sheath of the Japanese sword). Many Tsubas (handguards) have two holes to put Kozuka and Kougai (equipment for appearance) next to Nakagoana (a hole of the Tsuba to put sword), so that Samurai didnβt need to draw his sword out of the scabbard when he wanted to use Kozuka or Kougai. Initially, Samurai used it for cutting wood or attacking enemies in an emergency. It is said that Kozuka was used as a craft knife rather than a weapon.
A Kozuka is the small knife stored in Kozuka Hitsu (groove of the sheath of the Japanese sword). Many Tsubas (handguards) have two holes to put Kozuka and Kougai (equipment for appearance) next to Nakagoana (a hole of the Tsuba to put sword), so that Samurai didnβt need to draw his sword out of the scabbard when he wanted to use Kozuka or Kougai. Initially, Samurai used it for cutting wood or attacking enemies in an emergency. It is said that Kozuka was used as a craft knife rather than a weapon.
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Fragment of a Pictish stone found among the ruins of the Christian monastery of Portmahomack, in Easter Ross, Scotland; 8th-9th century. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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ΠΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΎ Π.Π.: ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠ°. ΠΠ°ΡΡΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΌΡΠΆΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΡΡΡΠΌ Ρ Π²ΡΡΠΈΠ²ΠΊΠΎΠΉ. ΠΠ· Π°Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΌΠ° Β«ΠΠ°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΡΠΊΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Ρ
Π°Π½ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΒ» ΡΠΎΠΌ 1., Π³. ΠΠΎΡΠΊΠ²Π°, Π‘Π‘Π‘Π , 1970-Π΅ Π³Π³.
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1. Π‘Π°Π»ΡΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ. ΠΡΠΆΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΡΠ±Π°Ρ
Π° ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ 1911-Π³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°. Π€ΠΎΡΠΎ Π. Π. ΠΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°, 2000-ΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ΄.
2. Π‘Π°Π»ΡΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ. ΠΡΠΆΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ 1911-Π³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°. Π€ΠΎΡΠΎ Π. Π. ΠΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°, 2000-ΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ΄.
2. Π‘Π°Π»ΡΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ. ΠΡΠΆΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ 1911-Π³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°. Π€ΠΎΡΠΎ Π. Π. ΠΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°, 2000-ΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ΄.
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Knotted swastika brooch found in Kalundborg, Denmark, 9-10th Century. ε