Wednesday, March 10, 2010

SAMURAI!!!!! AND knights...


Samurai are better warriors because of their experience. They started to train much earlier than knights. Some pople say that the knights had better armor. That is true because the knights had scraps of metal plates covering their whole body whereas the samurai had iron plates and leather armor. However the samurai trained for this. They could easliy dodge the blows directed at them. Also this gave them an advantage. They could move easier and the armor wouldn't interfere when they swing the sword.


The samurais' sword, the katana, is unmatched in strength and killing power. The knights' sword was literally a big chunk of metal. The samurai trained fiercely how to use their sword. They held a shorter sword and a archers' bow. They knew how to weild two swords at once.
The samurai also had to learn how to use jijitsu so in case they were somehow unarmed, they would know how to fight without weapons and wouldn't just be standing there defenseless. The knights had no long-range weapons. Some poeple say they had catapults. That isn't entirely true. They only used the catapults to attack castles. Other than that, the knights had no long-range weapons. Add Video


The knights also had clubs and numchucks. But, just think about it. If you had to wear 65 pounds of armor, hold a 32 pound sword, plus a huge sword.


Both sides had a code of honor. The knights say to protect the weak. However the code of chivalry did not extend to the peasants. The "weak" in the code fo honor actually was interpreted as the noble men and women. The peasants were just common folk which they were usually brutal to. Chivalry also told them to have mercy on the conquered enemy. Many knights did not follow that rule. They often plundered cities and villages they captured. They defiled and destroyed many churches and other property.




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