Samurai MonogatariinSloshing Through the SlushWhy I’m determined to finish the 10 Malazan booksI’m already at the last two chapters of the second novel in the 10-book high fantasy series by Steven Erikson and I just can’t put it down…Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
Samurai MonogatariCLASH OF FANSThe most famous period in Japanese history is the Sengoku jidai.May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
Samurai MonogatariA WOMAN WORTH A THOUSANDThe Heike Monogatari, the chronicles of the Genpei kessen (1180–1185) that had Japan embroiled in a long conflict between two clans warring…May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
Samurai MonogatariANY WAY THE WIND BLOWSThe Second World War made famous a Japanese word (or phrase, when translated) that had its origins from another battle centuries earlier…May 9, 2020May 9, 2020
Samurai MonogatariON THE EDGE OF GLORYFour days after the Mongols invaded Iki and almost a week after the massacre of Tsushima, they reached the bay of Hakata, near present-day…May 8, 2020May 8, 2020
Samurai MonogatariALL IS FAIR IN WAR AND WARThe Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274 changed samurai warfare forever.May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Samurai MonogatariNOT A FANFor Japan’s earliest samurai, fighting was as much a sport as it was a competition. Displays of martial prowess, particularly during the…May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Samurai MonogatariDEATH STANDINGThere is no lack of heroic deaths in Genpei War-era Japan. Side by side the more gruesome ones, one death stands heroic of them all.Apr 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020
Samurai MonogatariYOU SHALL NOT PASSThe Spartans had Leonidas and his 300 men in Thermopylae — well, 299 because he was the 300th.Apr 26, 2020Apr 26, 2020
