Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Outline · [ Standard ] · Linear+

 Why keris blade is wavy?

views
     
Tugang
post Mar 26 2009, 04:08 PM

New Member
*
Junior Member
18 posts

Joined: Dec 2006

QUOTE(icyfawkes @ Mar 26 2009, 04:07 PM)
this question is like...why normal kite is diamond shape...while our malaysian "Wau" is round...then next? why japanese kite looks like a fish?
*
laugh.gif
Tugang
post Mar 26 2009, 05:08 PM

New Member
*
Junior Member
18 posts

Joined: Dec 2006

The keris is a weapon used by the Melayu since the era of the Melayu Sultanates more than 800 years ago. It was used by the pendekars, armies and palace nobility. It was also revered as a ceremonial tool and a symbol of royalty.

Research has shown that the keris originated from the Majapahit empire which ruled in the 13th century. After the decline of the Majapahit, many of its blacksmiths migrated to other areas such as Jawa, the Sumatran islands, the Sulawesi islands and finally to the Melayu Peninsula. The keris developed as a weapon in the Melayu Peninsula up until the point it was occupied by the British. British law banned the wearing of the keris on the body or used as a weapon but only allowed its ceremonial role.

There are many different types of keris, however, the Keris melayu as used by the Melayu normally displays the features of the original Majapahit keris, which has the Jawa Demam hilt and a boat-shaped piece on the sheath.

http://silat-melayu.blogspot.com/2007/11/o...ris-melayu.html

Tugang
post Mar 26 2009, 05:29 PM

New Member
*
Junior Member
18 posts

Joined: Dec 2006

QUOTE(Error404 @ Mar 26 2009, 05:28 PM)
如來神掌wins all....
*
haha..like kungfu hustle

 

Change to:
| Lo-Fi Version
0.0207sec    0.18    7 queries    GZIP Disabled
Time is now: 29th March 2024 - 05:01 PM