Sumatran Mystery?

A. G. Maisey · 29th December 2014, 10:08 PM

That's a nice inventive term.

A guling is a "Dutch wife", or a bolster, like is used in a bed to put your leg up on, or to separate an unmarried couple.

The shape of this blade of yours David, is quite reminiscent of a guling.

I've never heard the term applied to a keris before, but there are a million or more keris terms out there I've never heard of.

David · 30th December 2014, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

I've never heard the term applied to a keris before, but there are a million or more keris terms out there I've never heard of.

Yes Alan, undoubtable so. If you google "anak alang guling" you will discover that it is terminology that is being used today, but i don't understand the reasoning for it since all the supposed example of it just look like keris anak alang to me. The "guling" part of the name seems superfluous.

A. G. Maisey · 2nd January 2015, 08:00 AM

As I said David:- inventive.

29th December 2014, 10:08 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	That's a nice inventive term. A guling is a "Dutch wife", or a bolster, like is used in a bed to put your leg up on, or to separate an unmarried couple. The shape of this blade of yours David, is quite reminiscent of a guling. I've never heard the term applied to a keris before, but there are a million or more keris terms out there I've never heard of.

2nd January 2015, 08:00 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	As I said David:- inventive.