Dominic Sandbrook
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Appearances Over Time
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Who doesn't love the most famous fight in samurai history?
Surely it's your favourite too.
It's certainly in the top five of samurai fights.
Yeah.
And it's famous because it's endlessly retold and it's endlessly illustrated.
And the backdrop to it is that Benkei is a lawless warrior monk, always the most dangerous kind of warrior monk.
He is built like a rugby player.
He's got bloodshot eyes.
He wears black armour and he holds seven weapons.
So he has a sword.
He has a staff.
He has an axe.
He has a sickle.
He has a mallet.
He has a nagatana.
and he has a saw and a rake.