Really though, It depends on the individuals involved.
...AND, even with a superior warrior, there are so many variables that could effect the outcome of such an unlikely battle.
2007-02-25 15:00:26 · 5 answers · asked by Humphrey Beato 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I guess the question is "who would win?"
If they battled in equal strength of people, I would suspect it is a draw. Vikings would battle until they got they loot the wanted and then left. Samari would take one head and then leave the battlefield; they battle for compensation only and a single head gets them that. That means that vikings would kill multiple samari but get distracted for treasure and samari would only kill one viking. I would think a draw, but vikings would have an edge in that scenario.
2007-02-25 15:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vikings.
He who is taller and has the longer sword usually wins.
Vikings ran close to 6 feet tall and their two handed swords were around 50-60 inches in length. Samurai ran about 5' 4'' tall and their swords (Katanas) ran about 40-45 inches in length.
This gave the Viking about a foot advantage. That does not add in the weight factor as heavy sword wielded by a large man is hard for a smaller man with a lighter sword to parry. Also, Japanese samurai fighting is very refined and assumes that you would be fighting another samurai. (History lesson: Until the USA invaded and took over Okinawa, Japan never lost to an invader.) The rather "trashy" fighting style of the Vikings would have been a total shock to the samurai, whereas the Vikings had experience fighting "gentlemen".
2007-02-26 02:14:41 · answer #2 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Vikings...for this reason. The Samurais were, above all, honorable. Their battles were almost orchestrated...but the Vikings were berserkers...anything goes warriors. They would not have taken the time to give a care about a Samurais honor.
2007-02-25 23:10:40 · answer #3 · answered by aidan402 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't even think it's a debate. Vikings win. Vikings became Normans who became the English kings. Samurai... well, they're not ruling Japan.
2007-02-25 23:07:37 · answer #4 · answered by Mark D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vikings. That's it. I don't remember Clerks talking about Samurai, but they do talk about Berserkers which was a type of viking.
Jay: "Do Berseker man, chicks think it sexy do berserker."
Jay's cousin: "Would you like to make some f### berserker."
2007-02-25 23:05:59 · answer #5 · answered by EATTHEAPPLE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋