Some 11th and 12th century mentions of "hoko" may actually have been referring to "naginata". The commonly assumed association of the "naginata" and the "sōhei" is also unclear. Artwork from the late-13th and 14th centuries depict the "sōhei" with "naginata" but do not appear to place any special significance to it: the weapons appear as just one of a number of others carried by the monks, and are used by "samurai" and commoners as well. Depictions of "naginata"-armed "sōhei" in earlier periods were created centuries after the fact, and are likely using the "naginata" as a symbol to distinguish the "sōhei" from other warriors, rather than giving an accurate portrayal of the events.