| MEDIEVAL SWORDS | | | | their lives to the combat arts of Bujutsu. Ninja |
| In Medieval times dragons were feared because | | | | Swords were different from Samurai swords |
| some would tell fictional stories about children | | | | because they were not passed down from |
| coming up missing. As time passed and many | | | | generation to generation. Most Ninja swords were |
| people came up missing more and more would | | | | disposable multi purpose tools. Modern blades are |
| now believe such stories until Knighthood finally | | | | more superior to the poorly constructed blades in |
| came into play. And there was no better way to | | | | the days of the ninja warrior.The samurai swords |
| become a hero than to save a country from a | | | | (katanas) are longer and of different quality. |
| fire breathing dragon. Knights to some in medieval | | | | Katanas were very long and usually beautifully |
| times were the best warriors known men of | | | | made. The samurai held a high degree of respect |
| courage and valor. | | | | for the spirit of the sword. The ninja used their |
| The Knights swords were usually made from a | | | | swords for whatever was necessary at the |
| mild steel (low carbon steel). Many surviving | | | | moment. |
| medieval swords have some form of engraving, | | | | The scabbard of a ninja sword often worked as |
| such as a prayer, or the sword owner's name. | | | | a club, underwater snorkel or other handy tool. |
| The sword was decorated depending on its | | | | Their swords were of far inferior quality to the |
| owner's wealth, with some of the more fancy | | | | modern reproduction blades that we have today. |
| ones encrusted with jewels and fine engravings. | | | | Each clan had their own style of sword fighting, |
| NINJA SWORDS | | | | and their own type of swords. Some ninja clans |
| Samurai often named their swords, in a dedication | | | | did possess high quality swords, in the style of |
| of devotion. They believed that their warrior spirit | | | | the Japanese Samurai Sword (katana). |
| was contained within their swords. They dedicated | | | | |