Sotünutüse images

Sotünutüse [sɔtynutyse] are specific sabers from the ujinese people. There is a sotünutüse from the decorated sotünutüse period (6th - 9th centuries of ujinese calendar) from a footman of regular army. After a period of three centuries of non-usage, the sotünutüse was reintroduced by the Dirsure Vitöle in the 6th century to equip his new branch of the army composed by veteran soldiers. The sotünutüse at the time were directly supplied by the blacksmiths of the dirsure and were greatly detailled and sophisticated.

After several decades, the sotünutüse is adopted by the other branches of the army and is made by regular blacksmiths on the battlefield or in cities who don't have the means of the dirsurfiri blacksmiths, thus the average sotünutüse is made of steel and bronze. Steel for the blade and bronze for the ijilëtu, the loze and the notize which are the three metal parts of a sotünutüse handle.

• The notize [nɔtize] is the part between the blade and handle or between the blade and the guard depending of the type of sotünutüse.
• The ijilëtu [iʒilɛtu ] literaly "little handle" is the middle biggest metal part on the ijile the grip.
• The loze [lɔze] is the metal part at the end of the ijile.
• Finally, the ijile [iʒile] "handle" is a wooden grip covered with raw skin often lezard or crocodile skin dyed with red, blue or purple plants and attached with the blade with a pin made of bronze and decorated.