| Arnautovic | anybody speaking english here? | 01:04 |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel_Chanel | Yes. Where are you from? Croatia? | 01:08 |
| Arnautovic | Emmanuel_Chanel From Germany | 01:12 |
| Arnautovic | Where are you from? | 01:12 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | From Japan. I'm Japanese. Emmanuel CHanel is just a nick. | 01:12 |
| Arnautovic | Pleased to meet you. I have this sword that has japanese written on it could you possibly tell me what it reads? | 01:13 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | I hear that many from former Yugoslavia have a surname with -vic. So I asked that. | 01:14 |
| Arnautovic | Its just a football player that I like :D | 01:14 |
| Arnautovic | He is from former Yugoslavia | 01:14 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | ok. | 01:14 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | Ich spreche nicht gut Deutsch. | 01:15 |
| Arnautovic | :) | 01:15 |
| Arnautovic | Its alright | 01:15 |
| Arnautovic | Can you read whats written on the sword I told you about and translate it for me please? | 01:15 |
| Arnautovic | http://i.imgur.com/LkKDb.jpg | 01:15 |
| Arnautovic | http://i.imgur.com/5pbwe.jpg | 01:15 |
| Arnautovic | Both sides. | 01:15 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | The former: 越中守(= Govornor of Ecchu)藤原(= Fujiwara)高平(=Takahira, Kouhei, or so on...) | 01:18 |
| Arnautovic | Is that name of the owner? | 01:19 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | Maybe... | 01:20 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | The latter: 元和八年六月??? = Year Genwa 8, Month 6. Now Japan, Month 6(六月) is June. But probably, the author of that phrase didn't use Gregorian calender. | 01:22 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | Hello! | 01:35 |
| Arnautovic | What calendar is used here? | 01:50 |
| Arnautovic | http://i.imgur.com/FrWVA.jpg | 01:52 |
| Arnautovic | Here is the entire blade | 01:52 |
| Arnautovic | 92.8 cm | 01:53 |
| Arnautovic | and to the edge its 71.5 cm | 01:53 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | Correction. 元和 = げんな http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%83%E5%92%8C_%28%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%29 | 01:53 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | But I don't find what calender. | 01:54 |
| Arnautovic | so Genna? | 01:54 |
| Arnautovic | 17th century basically? | 01:54 |
| Emmanuel_Chanel | Yes. | 01:55 |
| Arnautovic | Very interesting | 01:55 |
| Arnautovic | The first side mentions a specific person and a place yes? | 01:55 |
| Arnautovic | The guy who sold it to me said its 200 years old | 01:57 |
| Arnautovic | He wasnt a japanese though | 01:58 |
| === RYOSUKE is now known as ryosuke | ||
| Arnautovic | Thanks Emmanuel_Chanel | 02:02 |
| Arnautovic | :) | 02:02 |
| === dduffey is now known as dduffey_afk | ||
| === ryosuke is now known as RYOSUKE | ||
| === RYOSUKE is now known as ryosuke | ||
| === suVene-away is now known as suVene | ||
| === ryosuke is now known as RYOSUKE | ||
| === ake- is now known as ake | ||
| === dduffey_afk is now known as dduffey | ||
| === suVene is now known as suVene-away | ||
| === dduffey is now known as dduffey_afk | ||
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