Ashanti Kingdom Sword

We saw the sword today. This video is so valuable it discusses the history of the formation of the Asante people in Ghana.

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Ashanti kingdom sword. The sword is a symbol of unity and strength of the Ashanti people. If the sword is ever moved it is said to be the end of the Ashanti kingdom. Okomfo Anokye planted a sword in the Earth and said that whenever the sword is.

The history of the Asante people is eloquently told by the young curator. Okomfo Anokye a high priest and co-founder of the Ashanti kingdom planted the sword here over three centuries ago and it is believed that the sword is unmovable. Read More about the Sword and the Priest.

A 333 year old sword wedged in the rockface is one of the the centre artefacts and legends of the rich history of the Asante nation. The union became the Ashanti Kingdom and finally they conquered the Denkyiras and freed themselves. These are two of the vast wonders of the Asante Kingdom in Ghana.

The Anglo-Ashenti wars had other elements too but to end the very profitable slavetrade was one of them. Historical accounts have it that Okomfo Anokye one day planted a sword in the ground and told those present at the event that the day the sword would be uprooted the Asante Kingdom would collapse. The rest was buried at a spot in the ground where Okomfo Anokye planted his sword.

On a good day you may run into the Asante king who regularly comes to pay his respects at this important and sacred site. The Okomfo Anokye Sword Site is placed in the center of a. The Irremovable Sword Okomfo Anokye planted in the Earth.

The sword of Okomfo Anokye founder of the Ashanti kingdom in Ghana buried under the ground is said to be immovable. The immovable sword of Okomfo Anokye and the Kumasi military museum. A 333 year old sword wedged in the rockface is one of the the centre artefacts and legends of the rich history of the Asante nation.

He stated that if anyone was to remove the sword it would mark the collapse of the Asante Empire. The history of the Asante people is eloquently told by the young curator. The sword is a symbol of unity and strength of the Ashanti people.

This small yellow and red building houses the Komfo Anokye Sword a symbol of the unity and strength of the Ashanti people. Okomfo Anokyes sword has been in the same spot since 1697 and cannot be moved. A tour of the site offers one great insight about the beginning of the Ashanti Kingdom.

A 333 year old sword wedged in the rockface is one of the the centre artefacts and legends of the rich history of the Asante nation. On a good day you may run into the Asante king who regularly. Okomfo Anokye a high priest and co-founder of the Ashanti kingdom planted the sword here over three centuries ago and it is believed that the sword is unmovable.

The sword site is where a priest in the 17th century drove his sword into the ground so hard that it is unmovable. In 1964 boxer Muhammad Ali was said to have tried to remove it but failed. On a good day you may run into the Asante king who regularly comes to.

Numerous people over the years have tried to uproot the sword but all in vain. The history of the Asante people is eloquently told by the young curator. According to Ashanti history Okomfo Anokye was born with dreadlocks on his head and could perform miracles and magic rituals from a young age.

At that times the legal slavetrade was a thing of the past and the British fought among others the Ashanti Empire to stop the now seen from an European viewpoint illegal slavetrade.

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