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Rōnin - Wikipedia The term originated in the Nara and Heian periods, when it referred to a serf who had fled or deserted his master's land It later came to be used for a samurai who had no master In medieval times, the ronin were depicted as the shadows of samurai, master-less and not honorable
What Is A Ronin? Their Difference To Samurai Explained | HistoryExtra What is a rōnin in Japan, and how is it different to a samurai? To be a samurai meant position and prestige, but it could all be taken away in an instant, plunging the once-proud warrior into shame and dishonour – and becoming a rōnin
Rōnin | Samurai, Bushido, Feudal Japan | Britannica rōnin, any of the masterless samurai warrior aristocrats of the late Muromachi (1138–1573) and Tokugawa (1603–1867) periods who were often vagrant and disruptive and sometimes actively rebellious
Ronin (film) - Wikipedia It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean and Jonathan Pryce The film is about a team of former special operatives who are hired to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded briefcase while navigating a maze of shifting loyalties
Ronin (1998) - IMDb Ronin: Directed by John Frankenheimer With Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård A freelancing former U S intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that's wanted by both the Irish and the Russian governments
Who Were the Ronin of Feudal Japan? - ThoughtCo A ronin was a samurai warrior in feudal Japan without a master or lord — known as a daimyo A samurai could become a ronin in several different ways: his master might die or fall from power or the samurai might lose his master's favor or patronage and be cast off
Ronin Explained: Japan’s Masterless Samurai and Their Struggles A Ronin is a masterless Samurai, in Japanese the word "samurai" (侍) means "to serve," a ronin finds themselves without a lord to serve They remain a bushi (武士, warrior), but their social standing and purpose are drastically altered
The Rise and Fall of Japan’s Ronin Samurai - Samurai Code When you hear the word “ronin,” you are hearing the story of a samurai without a master In ancient Japan, a samurai served a powerful lord, called a daimyō If that lord died, lost power, or dismissed his samurai, the warrior would become a ronin —a masterless samurai left to find his own way
The Myth of the Rōnin: The Masterless Samurai - Japanese Mythology In feudal Japan, a samurai’s identity and honor were deeply tied to their loyalty to a master When a samurai lost their lord, either through death or disgrace, they became a rōnin, a figure steeped in both tragedy and independence
The Forty-Seven Rōnin: The True Story Behind Japan’s National Legend Also referred to as the Akō vendetta, the story of the forty-seven rōnin surrounds an 18th-century feud between a young lord named Asano Naganori and Kira Yoshinaka, a shōgunate official, that had tragic results