Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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In this video we discuss the fascinating evolution of Samurai spears over the history of premodern Japan! This is a very overlooked topic and one that very much needs to be addressed, as spears were truly more used than the famous swords of the samurai!

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Sources Used:
"Samurai Weapons and Fighting Techniques" by Thomas Conlan
"The Book of Samurai: Samurai Arms, Armour & the Tactics of Warfare" By Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami
A great article by Gunsen History: gunbai-militaryhistory.blogspot.com/2019/03/naginata-samurais-glaive.html
Another great article: meihaku.jp/sword-basic/yari-naginata

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Music:
"Violin Concerto Number 2" by Akira Ifukube

Artwork/Images:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Other modern artist renditions or photos, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!

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