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Christening the Sword

There’s an odd little tradition in Japan, and in the wider post-Germanic world that followed after the final downfall of Rome’s Western Empire in 476 A.D. The tradition I speak of is that of christening one’s sword, axe, shield or spear.

It is one of the most fascinating acts that anyone could do with regards to history and in litera…