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B105 為義　Tameyoshi

義家にはたくさん子供がいたが長男義親は出雲にて戦死、二男義忠、三男義国にも鬼丸、
蜘蛛切を譲らず、結局両剣は四男為義に譲られた。

為義は１４歳にして謀反の叔父を降伏させ、
１８歳にして南都の僧兵数万人を１６騎にて退けた。(本当かよ！)

これも剣の徳と人々は噂した。

(平家物語、剣の巻より)

Yoshiie had many children.
His successor Yoshichika was killed in the war of Izumo.
Yoshiie gave Onimaru(ogre boy) and Kumokiri(spider cutter) to his
4th boy Tameyoshi.

When Tameyoshi was 14th years old,He won his uncle Yoshiharu who rebeled
ageinst Emperor.

When he was 18 years old,He drove away over 10000 monk soldiers in Nannto.

People said "The swords made his victory".

(From sword volume in Heike story)

Thank you for your reading

2005.12.18