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Post by Daniel Dacombe on Jan 19, 2016 0:23:15 GMT
Welcome to the Ronin Katana Giveaway for the week of January 18 - 23, 2016!This contest is brought to you by Ronin Katana and sponsored by the Ronin Katana Elite Bare Blade, on sale now for $575. In order to participate, simply reply to this thread with an answer to the Contest Question and your name will be entered into the draw. On Saturday, January 23 the winner will be announced after their name is picked using a random number generator. The prize will be a Ronin Katana tsuba shipped for free to your home. The tsuba is below. The Contest Question for this week is: Who is your favourite warrior from history? Is it a knight? A samurai? A famous general perhaps? Share it with us and enter to win! One reply per person please. Thanks for participating, and good luck! Attachments:
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Post by demonskull on Jan 19, 2016 0:53:01 GMT
General George Washington
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2016 1:08:02 GMT
Sun Tzu
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Post by plainsman on Jan 19, 2016 1:41:19 GMT
Gotz von Berlichingen.
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Post by FHideg on Jan 19, 2016 1:59:16 GMT
Patton
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Post by tancred on Jan 19, 2016 2:36:45 GMT
I have too many favorite warriors. Any of the leaders of the First Crusade, especially Tancred, Godfrey, Raymond, and Bohemond. Richard the Lionheart. Louis IX. Bertrand de Guesclin. Joan of Arc. Oda Nobunaga. Just to name a few.
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Post by Croccifixio on Jan 19, 2016 3:48:37 GMT
1. Panglima Hassan (http://philippineamericanwar.webs.com/stallingmororesistance.htm)Basically, I disagree with most of what he fought for (it was mostly the interests of the elite Islamic tribes in Southern Philippines and the continuance of their dominance, although he also fought for independence from the US), but he was incredibly badass. In an age where guns had already completely taken over the battlefield, this dude still used his kris to do battle. He was found with an incredible number of bullet wounds in his body (17-34 depending on which account) and his kris in his mouth. claimsabah.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/sultanate-history-1904-panglima-hassan/And if I could choose two others, I'd go for 2. Johannes Liechtenauer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Liechtenauer)The most well-known master of German longsword. The master of the masters. His past is shrouded in mystery, but the only extant source of his past states that The true western wanderer doing his own Musha Shugyo. And I imagine, since Europe was basically a warzone for hundreds of years with a few breaks in between, that he was exposed to different techniques, different warriors, and simply evolved his own style on the basis of whatever he encountered. 3. Jacques de Lalaing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Lalaing)The real life Lancelot du lac. Extremely badass. Honorable mentions: Pier Gerolfs Donia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Gerlofs_Donia), real-life Saito Hajime (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sait%C5%8D_Hajime), William Marshal (http://www.traditioninaction.org/History/C_009_Marshal.html), and Bishnu Shrestha (http://www.artofmanliness.com/trunk/687/gorkha-soldier-saves-girl-from-rape-and-takes-on-40-train-robbers-with-only-a-khukuri/)
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Post by countorlok22 on Jan 19, 2016 4:00:07 GMT
Oh, that is a very difficult question to answer. The two foremost in my mind would have to be Boadicea, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni, who fought against the presence of Imperial Rome in ancient Britain, and of course, Miyamoto Musashi, the legendary rōnin master of kenjutsu, who walked the Musha Shugyō and authored "The Book of Five Rings".
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Post by Scott on Jan 19, 2016 8:15:46 GMT
Mithradates VI Eupator, King of Pontus. The last great Hellenistic king.
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Post by Svadilfari on Jan 19, 2016 8:16:57 GMT
I'll chuck my two cent's worth in for Alexander the Great. :)
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Post by Paul on Jan 19, 2016 9:01:55 GMT
William Wallace
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Post by Madmartigen on Jan 19, 2016 9:26:05 GMT
Zawisza Czarny (the Black) for the win. He was one of the best warriors of his time, but it is his knightly virtues that are legendary to this day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zawisza_Czarny
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Jan 19, 2016 10:45:12 GMT
Geronimo.
A big part of why he's my favourite is his autobiography. The runner-up is Babur, the last Timurid and first Moghul, also because of his autobiography. The Baburnama is much longer than Geronimo's, and has a lot more details about fruit than I expected.
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Post by Bookie on Jan 19, 2016 14:14:18 GMT
Sgt. Alvin York
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Post by nddave on Jan 21, 2016 5:27:32 GMT
I'd have to say Sir Henry "Hotspur" Percy. I wrote a piece on him in my Homildon Hill Sword review as that sword is made in honor of him by Windlass. A great knight of his time, he held many honors and titles as well as fought in many significant battles in his life. Here is what I wrote about him in my Homildon Hill Review, Henry “Hotspur” Percy, first son and heir to the earldom of Northumberland in England. Considered one of the greatest English knights of his time, Hotspur gained his fame and nickname from his significance and readiness to attack in the Anglo-Scottish wars. He also gained recognition with tours in Calais, Picardy and Brest for Richard the II for which he was made a Knight of the Garter. Later on his rebellion against Henry the IV of England marred his reputation and even was over embellished in Shakespeare’s play Henry the IV, where he was described as a childhood rival of the young king. Even though Hotspur was already half the teenage king's age when he allied with the Scots to rebel against the king for breaking oaths to ransom Percy family members and failure to pay them wages promised for the defense of the Scottish border. He sadly died in 1403 at the battle of Shrewsbury valiantly facing King Henry the IV's armies. There’s no official cause of death but it is said that he died when he raised his visor on the front line and an arrow struck his face. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Percy_(Hotspur)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2016 6:19:25 GMT
The Chinese general Guan Yu of the late Eastern Han dynasty :)
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Post by sweiaidoka on Jan 21, 2016 7:51:49 GMT
Gustavus II Adolphus "The Lion of the North" King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 and is credited as the founder of Sweden as a Great Power. He is often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Wikipedia
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Post by Corvus Corax on Jan 22, 2016 0:30:32 GMT
Winston Churchill
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Post by chrisperoni on Jan 22, 2016 0:35:29 GMT
Julius Caesar baby! But I'd totally rather talk about my favourite philosophers to be honest
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Post by Alexander on Jan 22, 2016 1:29:45 GMT
Ulysses S Grant.
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