Do you know about the "serpentine sword"? The mystery of the super rare item unearthed in ancient tombs from the Kanto region to Kyushu

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Do you know about the "serpentine sword"? The mystery of the super rare item unearthed in ancient tombs from the Kanto region to Kyushu

There are legends about swords all over the world. Excalibur, Durandal, Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi... all of these are evidence that swords have been positioned as symbolic sacred treasures. However, there was a mysterious sword in ancient Japan that is not recorded in legends or myths. Its name is the Serpentine Sword! As the name suggests, it is a type of sword from the Kofun period with a blade that winds like a snake. This serpentine sword is extre…