Minamoto no Raiko (源 頼光) or Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021), also known as The Oni Slayer was a warrior of noble birth, who gathered many legends about him. Events Otto I the Great founds missionary dioceses of Brandenburg, Havelburg, Ribe, Aarhus, and Schleswig Births Deaths Categories: 948 ... Events Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, sixth Fatimid Caliph of Egypt disappears on a trip to al-Muqattam hills. ...

Raiko was a hero from the Legend of Kintaro - Golden Boy, aka Sakata Kintoki, among many other legends, such as the Legend of Shuten Doji, and the Legend of Tsuchigumo. A legend (Latin, legenda, things to be read) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. ... Kintaro (Golden Boy) is a hero from Japanese folklore. ...