Saito Musashi-bo Benkei : tales of the wars of the Gempei, being the story of the lives and adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the warrior monk . fore his giantform crossed the Sanjo bridge, on its way to that quarterof the Tennos city, to seek the forge of Kokaji Munenobu,a well known swordsmith of the day, lineal descendantand successor of the famous Sanjo Kokaji Munechika.* Munenobu was hard at work on the blade of a ?npta-zaslii, the short sword or dagger so often the last resort ofthe warrior to save his honour by the simple device ofliaralriri.
Saito Musashi-bo Benkei : tales of the wars of the Gempei, being the story of the lives and adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the warrior monk . fore his giantform crossed the Sanjo bridge, on its way to that quarterof the Tennos city, to seek the forge of Kokaji Munenobu,a well known swordsmith of the day, lineal descendantand successor of the famous Sanjo Kokaji Munechika.* Munenobu was hard at work on the blade of a ?npta-zaslii, the short sword or dagger so often the last resort ofthe warrior to save his honour by the simple device ofliaralriri. For this it must be strong, keen-edged, and inevery way fitted to enable the performance of a quick andtherefore neat operation. A shadow blocking up the ent-rance -made him look up. Munenobu gasped with asto-nishment at the giant size of the priest-clad man standing infront of him. Benkei with his seven feet seven inches had to * Kokaji Munechika was a famous sword-smith of the 10th assistant was no less a personage than O-Inari-sama, the Rice-Goddess. Under such patronage it was no wonder that he could test hisblades by cleaving rocks without injury to edge or BENKEI BARGAINS WITH MUNENOBU. MUSASHI-BO BENKEI : 231 bend to enter the forge. Naruhodo ! he whispered tohis men. Irasshai* he said, turning to Benkei— Yiiruse yo was the latters salutation as he approachedthe anvil to watch for the few moments the finishingtouches the smith proceeded to make to the weapon. Ihave come to }rou, continued Benkei, as the famoussword-smith of Miyako, to have you make for me a swordand halberd, fit to bear any test in a hard field for am now a priest, but formerly was a buslii of TairaMunemori. As times now look I may again be calledupon to resume my old occupation in the field, as Iwslii-musha (priest-soldier), and so require your assistance inthis manner.—Somewhat doubtful at first the name ofTaira reassured Munenobu. So he replied— Hai! Pleasegive m
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