Taira (Heike) · Taira (Ise Heishi)
Taira no Noritsune
“Fiercest Warrior of the Taira”
Son of Kiyomori's brother Norimori, celebrated as the fiercest warrior of the whole Taira clan. He harried the Minamoto everywhere, and at Yashima shot down Satō Tsugunobu. In the final moments at Dan-no-ura, the Tale of the Heike tells, he pursued Yoshitsune as he escaped in the eight-boat leap, then seized two enemy warriors under his arms and threw himself into the sea.
- Epithet
- “Fiercest Warrior of the Taira”
- Rank / office
- Governor of Noto
- Domain / base
- Ise Heishi
- Banner / crest
- Swallowtail butterfly
- Side
- Taira (Heike)
- Lived
- birth unknown–1185
Life
- Juei 3 Battle of Yashima Harried the Minamoto with his mighty bow and shot down Satō Tsugunobu.
- Genryaku 2 The End at Dan-no-ura Hunted Yoshitsune to the brink and finally, it is said, threw himself into the sea with an enemy in each arm.
Battles in this archive3 battles
- Battle of Ichi-no-Tani 7th day of the 2nd month, Juei 3 Ichi-no-Tani, Settsu Province The finest archer of the Taira. He fought hard to steady the panicking headquarters but could not withstand the surprise attack from behind. Watch ▸
- Battle of Yashima 19th day of the 2nd month, Genryaku 2 Yashima, Sanuki Province The greatest archer in the land. He turned back from the ships and shot at Yoshitsune alone on the shore, the antagonist of the dropped-bow episode. Watch ▸
- Battle of Dan-no-ura 24th day of the 3rd month, Genryaku 2 Kanmon Strait, Nagato Province The fierce warrior feared as the greatest archer in the land. He leapt from ship to ship hunting Yoshitsune alone, and finally went into the sea with an enemy in each arm. Watch ▸
Related sites
- Dan-no-ura battlefield (Shimonoseki)