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A kenning ( Old English kenning [cʰɛnːiŋɡ], Modern Icelandic [cʰɛnːiŋk]) is a circumlocution, an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech, used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse, Old English, and later Icelandic poetry. This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Kennings for a particular character are listed in that ...
Sword Manual Procedures. Draw sword. Command: "Draw, sword". On the preparatory command: "Draw". Grip the scabbard just below the frog with the left hand. Tilt it forward to form an angle of 45 degrees with the deck. At the same time, reach across the front of the body and grasp the sword grip with the right hand; draw the sword about 10 inches ...
Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵), born Shinmen Takezō (新免 武蔵, c. 1584 – 13 June 1645), [ 1] also known as Miyamoto Bennosuke and by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, [ 2] was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his ...
12. The Executioner and Her Way of Life (処刑少女の 生きる道 バージンロード, Shokei Shōjo no Bājin Rōdo, transl. "The Executioner Girl's Virgin Road")[ a] is a Japanese yuri light novel series, written by Mato Sato and illustrated by Nilitsu. SB Creative have released nine volumes since July 2019 under their GA Bunko imprint.
Keijojutsu [ 2] • Seitei Jodo. Shintō Musō-ryū, or Shindō Musō-ryū (神道夢想流), a most commonly known by its practice of jōdō, is a traditional school ( koryū) of the Japanese martial art of jōjutsu, or the art of wielding the short staff ( jō ). The technical purpose of the art is to learn how to defeat a swordsman in combat ...
Using the survival skills learned from her past life, Ivy hunts field mice for food, and then evades a pack of giant ants by climbing a tree. Ivy sets off for the town of Otolwa, but needing more potions she stops at a nearby village. Along the way, she sees wanted posters for Femicia with a 500 dal reward, realizing that she has become a fugitive.
Archive of Our Own ( AO3) is a nonprofit open source repository for fanfiction and other fanworks contributed by users. The site was created in 2008 by the Organization for Transformative Works and went into open beta in 2009 and continues to be in beta. [ 2] As of 1 July 2024, Archive of Our Own hosts 13,200,000 works in over 66,180 fandoms ...
Chinese companies, by far the top suppliers of solar and electric-vehicle battery components imported to the U.S., now account for one-fifth of the solar factories announced since the U.S. adopted ...