Sawungaling

Kulino · 6th December 2016, 11:27 AM

Dear all,
Thank you for your kind replies. When I search the web with the Sawunggaling query I get pictures of the hero Jaka Barek and a rooster. The story, in short is about a duke Jayeng Rono who has an affair with a village girl. When he leaves the village, he leaves a piece of cloth with the cinde puspita pattern. A son is born, Jaka Barek. When he grows up, he, like his natural father, really likes to be involved in cock fighting. Then there a multiple versions of the story. The first is that he hears of his heritage and goes to his fathers palace and claims his rightful position, using the cinde as proof. The other version is that he defeats his fathers cock a the fight. After these outcomes, the story becomes blurred. Sawunggaling symbolises rebellion. The figure of Jaka Barek is considered to be a local hero in the Surabaya area. The cock (Jago) symbolizes pride, courage and...? I would like to expand the story attached to the keris.
Since the family consider this keris as pusaka, I'm not at liberty to show pictures of the blade. I have to respect this.
However I do have another interesting keris to share. I will do so in another post.

David · 6th December 2016, 05:47 PM

Thanks for clearing that up. Unfortunately, while you have been entrusted with the family keris, this story really does not seem to have anything to do with that keris so not really appropriate for our forum discussions.
I also fully understand why you will not post this keris pusaka.

Kulino · 6th December 2016, 09:30 PM

Alright David,
Thank you. It was just that maybe one of the Indonesian contributors might have some recollection of this rippin' yarn.
Thank you again and pleas excuse the many errors in my writings. Too hasty...

David · 7th December 2016, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Kulino

Alright David,
Thank you. It was just that maybe one of the Indonesian contributors might have some recollection of this rippin' yarn.
Thank you again and pleas excuse the many errors in my writings. Too hasty...

No worries Kulino. We just like to keep our topic focussed specifically on keris. That doesn't mean that a "rippin' yarn" isn't appropriate in context with a keris, but on it's own it's a bit off topic.

6th December 2016, 11:27 AM	#1
Kulino Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 84	Sawunggaling Dear all, Thank you for your kind replies. When I search the web with the Sawunggaling query I get pictures of the hero Jaka Barek and a rooster. The story, in short is about a duke Jayeng Rono who has an affair with a village girl. When he leaves the village, he leaves a piece of cloth with the cinde puspita pattern. A son is born, Jaka Barek. When he grows up, he, like his natural father, really likes to be involved in cock fighting. Then there a multiple versions of the story. The first is that he hears of his heritage and goes to his fathers palace and claims his rightful position, using the cinde as proof. The other version is that he defeats his fathers cock a the fight. After these outcomes, the story becomes blurred. Sawunggaling symbolises rebellion. The figure of Jaka Barek is considered to be a local hero in the Surabaya area. The cock (Jago) symbolizes pride, courage and...? I would like to expand the story attached to the keris. Since the family consider this keris as pusaka, I'm not at liberty to show pictures of the blade. I have to respect this. However I do have another interesting keris to share. I will do so in another post. Attached Images

6th December 2016, 09:30 PM	#3
Kulino Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 84	Sawunggaling Alright David, Thank you. It was just that maybe one of the Indonesian contributors might have some recollection of this rippin' yarn. Thank you again and pleas excuse the many errors in my writings. Too hasty...

6th December 2016, 05:47 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Thanks for clearing that up. Unfortunately, while you have been entrusted with the family keris, this story really does not seem to have anything to do with that keris so not really appropriate for our forum discussions. I also fully understand why you will not post this keris pusaka.