samurai swords, n.Trivia

Samurai swords were tested before being carried into battle.

Samurai swords were often carried in pairs.

Samurai swords became famous worldwide long after the samurai disappeared.

Samurai swords were traditionally given personal names.

Samurai swords were sometimes more valuable than a house.

Samurai swords were symbols of status as much as weapons.

Samurai swords could take months to complete.

Samurai swords were worn edge-up, not edge-down.

Samurai swords often survived longer than the families who owned them.

Samurai swords combined hard steel and soft steel in the same blade.