Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
"“Bun without bu means authority withers, while bu without bun means the people remain in fear and distant.” —Fujiwara Shigenori, 1254."
Medieval Japan understood that true mastery requires balance. My latest article explores bunbu ichi and why “artists and fighters” belong together.
Read more: The unity of pen and sword: understanding bunbu ichi
#Bunbu #JapanesePhilosophy #Shuhari #SamuraiCulture #MedievalJapan #ArtAndWar #LifelongLearning #CulturalHistory #Mastery
"“Bun without bu means authority withers, while bu without bun means the people remain in fear and distant.” —Fujiwara Shigenori, 1254."
Medieval Japan understood that true mastery requires balance. My latest article explores bunbu ichi and why “artists and fighters” belong together.
Read more: The unity of pen and sword: understanding bunbu ichi
#Bunbu #JapanesePhilosophy #Shuhari #SamuraiCulture #MedievalJapan ... https://writingslowly.com/2025/12/30/bun-without-bu-means-authority.html
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
A single musket lands on Tanegashima—and the age of gunpowder slams into samurai tradition.
This is the fuse that lit a nation. 💣
Himeji-jō: The White Heron of Medieval Japan https://www.medievalists.net/2022/03/himeji-jo-the-white-heron-of-medieval-japan/ #MedievalJapan
The Sengoku Period (Sengoku Jidai, 1467-1568 CE), also known as the Warring States Period, was a turbulent and violent period of Japanese history when rival warlords or daimyo fought bitterly for control of Japan. https://www.worldhistory.org/Sengoku_Period/ #History #MedievalJapan #MuromachiPeriod #OdaNobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) was a Japanese military leader who reunified Japan at the beginning of the 17th century after a long period of civil war, known as the Warring States or Sengoku period. https://www.worldhistory.org/Tokugawa_Ieyasu/ #History #Azuchi-MomoyamaPeriod #MedievalJapan #OdaNobunaga
#LibraryBook #shikanoko
Emperor of the Eight Islands: The Tale of Shikanoko, Book 1
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of the same name, also known as Miyajima, located in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. https://www.worldhistory.org/Itsukushima_Shrine/ #History #ItsukushimaShrine #MedievalJapan #SevenLuckyGods
Ninja (aka Shinobi) were the specialised assassins, saboteurs, and secret agents of medieval Japanese warfare who were highly-trained proponents of the martial arts, especially what later became known as ninjutsu or 'the art of the ninja'. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ninja/ #History #MedievalJapan #Ninja #Samurai
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) was a Japanese military leader who reunified Japan at the beginning of the 17th century after a long period of civil war, known as the Warring States or Sengoku period.https://www.worldhistory.org/Tokugawa_Ieyasu/ #Azuchi-MomoyamaPeriod #MedievalJapan #OdaNobunaga #History
The Sengoku Period (Sengoku Jidai, 1467-1568 CE), also known as the Warring States Period, was a turbulent and violent period of Japanese history when rival warlords or daimyo fought bitterly for control of Japan.https://www.worldhistory.org/Sengoku_Period/ #MedievalJapan #MuromachiPeriod #OdaNobunaga #History
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of the same name, also known as Miyajima, located in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Traditionally founded in the 6th century CE, the present layout of buildings dates to the 12th century CE. With its iconic torii gate, buildings on stilts standing over the sea, and soaring five-story pagoda, the shrine is one of the most easily reco...https://www.worldhistory.org/Itsukushima_Shrine/ #ItsukushimaShrine #MedievalJapan #SevenLuckyGods #History
The two Japanese invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598 CE, otherwise known as the 'Imjin Wars', saw Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598 CE), the Japanese military leader, put into reality his long-held plan to invade China through Korea. The ambitious campaign got off to a brilliant start as cities like Pyongyang and Seoul were captured, but eventually, the combined operations of the Korean navy l...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1398/the-japanese-invasion-of-korea-1592-8-ce/ #Azuchi-MomoyamaPeriod #MedievalJapan #Samurai
