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Throughout the history of Japan's Samurai, we can see a constant tradition of collecting and displaying defeated enemy heads. This Shogunate Extra video seeks to dive deeper into that history, as we learn of its origins and evolution.
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Sources Used:
"Samurai Battles" By Michael Sharp
"Samurai: The Way of the Warrior" by Stephen Turnbull
"The Samurai Warrior" by Ben Hubbard
"War in Japan: 1467 - 1615" by Stephen Turnbull
Two Excellent web sources:
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Music from:
"Bryce" by Toru Takemistu
Artwork:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Other modern artist renditions, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!
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