Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
I have a question for any historians who may see this:
In pre-modern Japan, specifically the turning point of the Sengoku to the Edo period (~1600 CE), how did the process of marriage work?
Doing my own research I'm getting a lot of hits about marriage customs and traditions, especially amongst the nobility, but I don't need details about ceremonies or common wedding gifts or anything like that. What I'm interested in is, was there some legal aspect of it, especially for commoners? Did they have to go somewhere to register or sign a contract or have it witnessed, or was it just a "Hey, we're married now!" agreement between two consenting adults?
Like… if two people, with no family to worry about, were lovers and already living together, and they decided to get married… were they just married, like, automatically, due to making that decision together? Could they just start calling themselves husband and wife, or did they have to do something specific to make that designation real?
I'm having some real trouble doing the research for this on my own, I'm not getting the answer I'm looking for. 
#JapaneseHistory #MedievalJapan #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Histodon #AskFedi
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
"“Bun without bu means authority withers, while bu without bun means the people remain in fear and distant.” —Fujiwara Shigenori, 1254."
Medieval Japan understood that true mastery requires balance. My latest article explores bunbu ichi and why “artists and fighters” belong together.
Read more: The unity of pen and sword: understanding bunbu ichi
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"“Bun without bu means authority withers, while bu without bun means the people remain in fear and distant.” —Fujiwara Shigenori, 1254."
Medieval Japan understood that true mastery requires balance. My latest article explores bunbu ichi and why “artists and fighters” belong together.
Read more: The unity of pen and sword: understanding bunbu ichi
#Bunbu #JapanesePhilosophy #Shuhari #SamuraiCulture #MedievalJapan ... https://writingslowly.com/2025/12/30/bun-without-bu-means-authority.html
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
Hiroshi hides his sister as bandits raid, Samurai demand tribute, and suddenly, a pack of Vikings show up. Now, the village falls under their brutal rule. You thought samurai were bad? Wait 'til you see what these Vikings do. Inspired by Morten Oxenboell’s work. #Vikings #Samurai #MedievalJapan
Artwork by Buğra Batuhan Berah.
VIKINGS vs SAMURAI
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