mano-vijnana t1_j5zizm4 wrote
Reply to comment by Und3rSc0re in Longest ‘dako’ iron sword at 2.6m, along with a unique shield-shaped mirror, found in 4th-century Japanese burial mound — Finds indicate that the technology of the Kofun period (300-710 AD) was more advanced than previously thought by marketrent
Like others have said, this one was ceremonial, but there were also other very long swords that were designed to hold horizontally two-handed while riding a horse, so the weight of the sword rested on the horse.
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