Yenziwe njengeqhekeza elinye, iNorimitsu Odachi yikrele elibude obuziimitha ezi-3.77 ukusuka eJapan elinobunzima obuziikhilogram ezili-14.5. Abantu abaninzi bashiyeke bebhidekile sesi sixhobo sikhulu, nto leyo ebangela imibuzo efana nokuba ibingubani umnini waso? Yaye wawungakanani ubungakanani bomphumi-mkhosi owayesebenzisa eli krele edabini?
Inkulu kangangokuba kwakusithiwa yayiphethwe sisigebenga. Ngaphandle kolwazi olusisiseko lwayo lwenziwe ngenkulungwane ye-15 AD, inobude obuziimitha ezi-3.77 (12.37 ft.) ubude, kwaye inobunzima obungange-14.5 kg (31.97 lbs.), eli krele limangalisayo ligutyungelwe imfihlakalo.
Imbali ye ōdachi
AmaJapan adume ngobuchwephesha bokwenza ikrele. Iindidi ezininzi zeencakuba ziveliswe ngabakhandi bekrele baseJapan, kodwa ngokungathandabuzekiyo eyona nto abantu abaninzi namhlanje abayaziyo yikatana ngenxa yonxulumano neSamurai yodumo. Nangona kunjalo, zikho nezinye iindidi zamakrele angaziwa kangako eziye zaveliswa kwiinkulungwane Japhan, enye yazo yiōdachi.
I-Odachi (ebhalwe njenge 大太刀 kwi-kanji, kwaye iguqulelwe njenge 'ikrele elikhulu okanye elikhulu'), ngamanye amaxesha kuthiwa yi-Nodachi (ebhalwe kwi-kanji njenge 野太刀, yaza yaguqulelwa njenge 'ikrele lentsimi') luhlobo lwekrele laseJapan elinencakuba elide. Incakuba ye ōdachi igobile, kwaye inobude obungange 90 ukuya kwi 100 cm (kufuphi ne 35 ukuya kwi 39 intshi). Ezinye ii-ōdachis ziye zarekhodwa ukuba zinencakuba eziziimitha ezi-2 (6.56 ft.) ubude.
I-ōdachi idume ngokuba yenye yezixhobo ezikhethiweyo kwibala lokulwa ngexesha Ixesha leNanboku-chō, eyaqhubeka inxalenye enkulu yenkulungwane ye-14 AD. Ngeli xesha, i-odachis eyaveliswayo irekhodwa ukuba ibe ngaphezu kwemitha ubude. Esi sixhobo, nangona kunjalo, asizange sithandeke emva kwexesha elifutshane, esona sizathu kukuba yayingesosixhobo esisebenzayo esinokusetyenziswa edabini. Sekunjalo, i-odachi yaqhubeka isetyenziswa ngamajoni kwaye ukusetyenziswa kwayo kwafa kuphela ngo-1615, kulandela i-Osaka Natsu noJin (eyaziwa ngokuba yi-Siege of Osaka), apho i-Tokugawa Shogunate yatshabalalisa i-Toyotomi clan.
Kukho iindlela ezininzi apho i-odachi inokuthi isetyenziswe kwibala ledabi. Eyona nto icacileyo kwezi kukuba zazisetyenziswa nje ngamajoni ahamba ngeenyawo. Oku kunokufumaneka kwimisebenzi yoncwadi efana neHeike Monogatari (eguqulelwe njenge 'Ibali likaHeike') kunye neTaiheiki (eguqulelwe njenge 'Imbali yoXolo olukhulu'). Ijoni elihamba ngeenyawo eliphethe i- odachi lalinokugawulwa ikrele emqolo, endaweni yokuba libe secaleni kwalo, ngenxa yobude bayo obukhethekileyo. Oku, nangona kunjalo, kwenza ukuba ijoni lingakwazi ukutsala intsimbi ngokukhawuleza.
Kungenjalo, i-odachi isenokuba ithathwe nje ngesandla. Ngexesha le-Muromachi (elisusela kwi-14 ukuya kwi-16 yenkulungwane ye-AD), kwakuyinto eqhelekileyo ukuba umlo ophethe i-odachi abe nomgcini oza kunceda ukutsala isixhobo kuye. Kusenokwenzeka ukuba i<em>odachi yayisetyenziswa ngamajoni awayesilwa ngamahashe nawo.
Kwakhona kuye kwacetyiswa ukuba, njengoko i-odachi yayisisixhobo esinzima ukusisebenzisa, ayizange isetyenziswe njengesixhobo sokulwa. Kunoko, ibiya kusetyenziswa njengohlobo oluthile lomgangatho womkhosi, ngokufanayo nendlela iflegi eyayiza kusetyenziswa ngayo edabini. Ngaphezu koko, kuye kwachazwa ukuba i-odachi yathatha indima yesithethe.
Ngexesha le-Edo, umzekelo, yayithandwa ukuba i-odachi isetyenziswe ngexesha lemibhiyozo. Ngaphandle koko, maxa wambi ii<em>odachi zazibekwa kwiindawo ezingcwele zamaShinto njengedini koothixo. I-odachi isenokuba yasebenza njengomboniso wezakhono zomkhandi wekrele, njengoko kwakungekho lula ukwenza i-blade.
Ngaba iNorimitsu Odachi yayisebenza okanye yayihombisa?
Ngokumalunga neNorimitsu Odachi, abanye bathanda imbono yokuba ibisetyenziselwe iinjongo ezibambekayo, kwaye ke ngoko umsebenzisi wayo kufuneka ukuba ebesisigebenga. Ingcaciso elula yeli krele likhethekileyo kukuba lalisetyenziselwa iinjongo ezingezizo ukulwa.
Ukwenziwa kwencakuba ende ngokungaqhelekanga bekuya kwenzeka kuphela kwizandla zomkhandi wekrele olichule. Ke ngoko, kuyabonakala ukuba iNorimitsu Odachi yayilungiselelwe ukubonisa isakhono somkhandi wekrele. Ukongezelela, umntu owathuma i-Norimitsu Odachi mhlawumbi wayenobutyebi kakhulu, njengoko bekuya kuba neendleko ezininzi ukuvelisa into enjalo.
