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>>317509 knights didnt always coat themselves in steel head to toe, a lot of knights had chainmail and a surcoat, a leather jerkin underneath and perhaps some steel on shoulders and what not only the fairly rich ones could afford plate D: and if one is a skilled fighter chainmail is more than enough until arrows start to fly i have a full shirt of chainmail, not iron but stainless steel, and though i dont fight with real swords, just wooden ones so i dont lose an eye, if you can dodge its pretty bitchin stuff.. and either way, you need a full sword swing to get through chainmail, and its not very thick or strong armour... now personally, my grandpa who was a pow in japan managed to get his hand on a legitimate katana, and the things sharp enough that itll cut you bad, i talk from experience with my poor finger; but it cant cut through wood :/
>>317553 also; their armour was hardly leather, most of the time it was well crafted bamboo it was as strong as leather, but it wasnt leather
swords in all actuality are pretty worthless; as>>317527 said, a warhammer with a spike on the end was almost perfect, just smash their head in their armour
in midevil europe when knights in armour were abundant, broadswords were never used to kill, ever, they were used to knock someone down so they could stick a 2 foot spike in the back of their enemies neck
samurai are better fighters, but it wont do them any good unless they stick it through a knights eye
but yes spartans winners supperior
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