Yet another one of my warrior questions. Thanks for all the feed back on the others guys and gals.
2007-03-12 15:04:56 · 7 answers · asked by Desert Punk 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well.. They where in different time Era's BUT they have similarities... the knights where not as dangerous cuz of the clanking armor.. so there for samurai's where better and if uve notcied Americans take everything Asians in general (korean,japanese,chinese,vietnamese) have made as in cartoons and some sports and some board games and in some cases warriors.. So thats what the knight is.. a Spinoff the Samurai.
2007-03-12 15:10:16 · answer #1 · answered by Improv 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's hard to say and I think you'd really have to compare samurai with particular kinds of knights. If you're referring to the average European minor noble, then I think the samurai would probably have been better trained and be more dangerous, in part, because the samurai's ethic of either succeeding or dying (along with your family). Most of European knights weren't as willingly to extinguish themselves nor were as subject to collective responsibility to enforce it.
If you were to compare the samurai with the knights of a holy order like the Templars, who regularly fought against ridiculous odds with little hope of survival because of their religious ferver, then I think you have a more even match up.
2007-03-12 18:58:32 · answer #2 · answered by bdunn91 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though they may be similar socially, militarily they're really incomparable. Knights were trained and armed to fight other knights, and samurai were trained and armed to fight other samurai. Weapons used by knights were built to penetrate armor and forcibly dismount riders, perfect for the medieval European landscape. Knights likewise wore heavy metal armor to protect themselves. Weapons used by samurai were made to quickly cut through flesh and bone without much regard to armor because Japanese-style armor was usually thin steel or wood, a whole different class from European plate or chain mail.
If you actually stood a samurai up against a knight, it would probably take a while for one to kill the other because they aren't used to each other's tactics, fighting styles, and equipment.
2007-03-12 15:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by Brandon 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Samurais! Samurai soldiers could sneak up on Knights, and they wouldnt even tell because of all that god damned clanking. Not to mention they're super good with stealth! Or so the cliche goes. And if you think "yeah well they wouldnt be able to pierce their armor!" so what? they could bash them and tilt them over, take off their helmet, and cut their head off!
2007-03-12 15:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
id say in a strait up fight, the samurai would probably win, but on the other hand they tended to uphold a sense of order in the area they were responsable as opposed to just whupping the **** out of turkish people so i guess knights were actualy more dangerous because of being more unhinged?
2007-03-12 15:13:20 · answer #5 · answered by richard 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, Samurai didn't have the Crusades....
Knights win!
2007-03-12 15:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by torklugnutz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
samurai they don't afraid to die and u will find out that apart of your body is missing
2007-03-12 15:14:24 · answer #7 · answered by rukaida 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋