Sengkelat vs. Parungsari

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Originally Posted by Greybeard

I would be very interested to know when the dapurs Sengkelat and Parungsari appeared first or when these dapurs were "invented".

A legend version was reported too in Groneman's book, Der Kris der Javaner. Quite details. He quoted source from "Pararaton" (old book on Singasari, during Ken Arok period and so on, translated from ancient javanese language by J Brandes), karaton Yogya manuscripts and also books on keris dapur from FL Winters (1871).

According to Groneman's version, keris Sangkelat was a keris commisioned by Sunan Lepen (I think, the complete name is Sunan Sekar Seda Lepen, a Sunan of Demak kingdom in the 16th century). Empu Supa who had made it (but of course, which Supa? So many Supa's name in keris).

Groneman also wrote, the Kyai Sangkelat keris once had been stolen to Blambangan -- in the extreme east of Jawa...

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