Assertion: samurai's sword | /r/CapableOf | take over as quintessential samurai weapon
Facets:
value: from the bow
type: OTHER
value: from the 17th century ce
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: From the 17th century CE, the sword took over from the bow as the quintessential samurai weapon - largely thanks to the bow being much cheaper and accessible to ordinary foot soldiers - and so the more exclusive sword became known as the ‘soul of the samurai.