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Nafanua, the Warrior ,  Nafanua, the Divine Was history, to you, ever unkind? Ought not to be disappointed with your beloved. Your name, who would have forgotten? Perhaps you wish not to be acknowledged.   I admire your modesty.   Your humility, astounding.   But I must admit,   You are incredibly cunning! The Rise of Nafanua A woman of rare breed belonged to a generation, centuries younger than that from which the Samoan race originated.  Her birth marked, arguably, the first turning point in the history of the people of Samoa.  She was born without a human body but a lump of jelly-like blood of considerable size. To conceal it from others, the mother had the blood hidden in the field.  At home, she experienced a powerful eerie presence that compelled her to check up on what she had hidden.  She returned to find a beautiful baby girl lying right where the blood was placed.  The mother named her Nafanua (translated, hidden in the field) to commemorate her uniqu